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Or is it > subject to change? We had this issue with Git archive creation in the > past. I have heard about early format changes, but since Linux itself has used git archive to generate tarballs on the fly, and published digital signatures based on archives generated this way, I presume an expectation that changes to the format won't be made without a very compelling reason. -- Alexandre Oliva, happy hacker https://FSFLA.org/blogs/lxo/ Free Software Activist GNU Toolchain Engineer Disinformation flourishes because many people care deeply about injustice but very few check the facts. Ask me about