* src/common.h (transform_symlinks_option): New global.

* src/create.c (dump_file0): Transform symlink targets only if
explicitly required.  Thanks Cyril Strejc for reporting the
problem.
* src/tar.c (parse_opt): New options --transform-symlinks and
--no-transform-symlinks. New alias --xform to the --transform
option.
* doc/tar.texi: Document --transform-symlinks
* NEWS: Update.
* THANKS: Update.

* src/names.c (name_gather): Use xzalloc.
* src/buffer.c (short_read): Move record size detection before
the loop.

ChangeLog

@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+2008-10-16  Sergey Poznyakoff  <gray@gnu.org.ua>
+
+	* src/common.h (transform_symlinks_option): New global.
+	* src/create.c (dump_file0): Transform symlink targets only if
+	explicitly required.  Thanks Cyril Strejc for reporting the
+	problem.
+	* src/tar.c (parse_opt): New options --transform-symlinks and
+	--no-transform-symlinks. New alias --xform to the --transform
+	option.
+	* doc/tar.texi: Document --transform-symlinks
+	* NEWS: Update.
+	* THANKS: Update.
+	
+	* src/names.c (name_gather): Use xzalloc.
+	* src/buffer.c (short_read): Move record size detection before
+	the loop.
+	
 2008-10-07  Sergey Poznyakoff  <gray@gnu.org.ua>
 
 	* src/tar.c (options): Add --lzop option.

NEWS

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes. 2008-09-24
+GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes. 2008-10-16
 Please send GNU tar bug reports to <bug-tar@gnu.org>
 
 
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ back to using archive suffix to determine it.
 Using --exclude-vcs handles also files used internally by Bazaar,
 Mercurial and Darcs.
 
+* The --transform-symlink option.
+
+The effect of the --transform option on the symbolic links targets is
+controlled by --transform-symlink and --no-transform-symlink options.
+By default, transformations do not apply to symlink targets,
+which corresponds to the behavior of version 1.19.  To apply
+transformations to symlink targets as well, use --transform-symlink
+option.  The --no-transform-symlink option cancels the effect of any
+prior --transform-symlink.
+
 * Bugfixes
 
 ** The --null option disabled handling of tar options in list files.  This

THANKS

@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ Clinton Carr		clint@netcom.com
 Conrad Hughes		chughes@maths.tcd.ie
 Constantin Belous	const@cris.net
 Coranth Gryphon		gryphon@bur.visidyne.com
+Cyril Strejc		strejc@unicontrols.cz
 Dale R. Worley		worley@world.std.com
 Dale Wiles		wiles@geordi.calspan.com
 Dan Bloch		dan@transarc.com

doc/tar.texi

@@ -2905,6 +2905,13 @@ characters set by the previous @option{--quote-chars} option
 With this option, @command{tar} will not recurse into directories.
 @xref{recurse}.
 
+@opsummary{no-transform-symlinks}
+@item --no-transform-symlinks
+Cancel the effect of any prior @command{--transform-symlinks} option
+(see below) and return to the default behavior of applying name
+transformation expression only to the names of files (archive
+members), not to target of symbolic links.
+
 @opsummary{no-same-owner}
 @item --no-same-owner
 @itemx -o
@@ -3266,8 +3273,9 @@ rather than the data modification time stored in the archive.
 @xref{Data Modification Times}.
 
 @opsummary{transform}
+@opsummary{xform}
 @item --transform=@var{sed-expr}
-
+@itemx --xform=@var{sed-expr}
 Transform file or member names using @command{sed} replacement expression
 @var{sed-expr}.  For example,
 
@@ -3284,6 +3292,11 @@ To see transformed member names in verbose listings, use
 @option{--show-transformed-names} option
 (@pxref{show-transformed-names}).
 
+@opsummary{transform-symlinks}
+@item --transform-symlinks
+Apply @command{--transform} option to symbolic link targets
+(@pxref{transform}).
+
 @opsummary{uncompress}
 @item --uncompress
 
@@ -7553,7 +7566,7 @@ characters that are quoted by default in the selected quoting style.
 
 @command{Tar} archives contain detailed information about files stored
 in them and full file names are part of that information.  When
-storing file to an archive, its file name is recorded in the archive
+storing file to an archive, its file name is recorded in it,
 along with the actual file contents.  When restoring from an archive,
 a file is created on disk with exactly the same name as that stored
 in the archive.  In the majority of cases this is the desired behavior
@@ -7570,7 +7583,7 @@ directory components, or with otherwise modified names.  In other
 cases it is desirable to store files under differing names in the
 archive.
 
-@GNUTAR{} provides two options for these needs.
+@GNUTAR{} provides several options for these needs.
 
 @table @option
 @opindex strip-components
@@ -7644,7 +7657,9 @@ In case you need to apply more complex modifications to the file name,
 
 @table @option
 @opindex transform
+@opindex xform
 @item --transform=@var{expression}
+@itemx --xform=@var{expression}
 Modify file names using supplied @var{expression}.
 @end table
 
@@ -7683,7 +7698,7 @@ sed, GNU sed}).
 @item @var{number}
 Only replace the @var{number}th match of the @var{regexp}.
 
-Note: the @var{posix} standard does not specify what should happen
+Note: the @acronym{POSIX} standard does not specify what should happen
 when you mix the @samp{g} and @var{number} modifiers.  @GNUTAR{}
 follows the GNU @command{sed} implementation in this regard, so
 the interaction is defined to be: ignore matches before the
@@ -7737,6 +7752,47 @@ $ @kbd{tar --transform 's/.*/\L&/' -x -f arch.tar}
 
 @end enumerate
 
+The @option{--transform} option applies only to member names.  It does
+not apply to symbolic link targets.  In many cases, this is the
+desired behavior.  Consider for example, archiving the @file{/lib}
+directory: 
+
+@smallexample
+$ @kbd{tar -vv -c -f archive /lib}
+tar: Removing leading `/' from member names
+drwxr-xr-x root/root       0 2008-07-08 16:20 /lib/
+-rwxr-xr-x root/root 1250840 2008-05-25 07:44 /lib/libc-2.3.2.so
+lrwxrwxrwx root/root       0 2008-06-24 17:12 /lib/libc.so.6 -> libc-2.3.2.so
+...
+@end smallexample
+
+Now, you can use our example above to extract it into @file{/usr/local}:
+
+@smallexample
+$ @kbd{tar --transform 's,^,/usr/local/,' \
+  --show-transformed -v -x -f archive}
+drwxr-xr-x root/root       0 2008-07-08 16:20 /usr/local/lib/
+-rwxr-xr-x root/root 1250840 2008-05-25 07:44 /usr/local/lib/libc-2.3.2.so
+lrwxrwxrwx root/root       0 2008-06-24 17:12 /usr/local/lib/libc.so.6 ->
+libc-2.3.2.so
+@end smallexample
+
+As you see, it correctly extracts @file{libc.so.6} as a symbolic link
+to @file{libc-2.3.2.so}.
+
+However, sometimes you may need to transform symbolic link targets as
+well.  To do so, @GNUTAR provides an additional option:
+
+@table @option
+@opindex transform-symlinks
+@item --transform-symlinks
+Apply @command{--transform} option to symbolic link targets.
+
+@opindex no-transform-symlinks
+@itemx --no-transform-symlinks
+Cancel the effect of the previous @option{--transform-symlinks} option.
+@end table
+
 Unlike @option{--strip-components}, @option{--transform} can be used
 in any @GNUTAR{} operation mode.  For example, the following command
 adds files to the archive while replacing the leading @file{usr/}

lib/.cvsignore

@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ at-func.c
 backupfile.c
 backupfile.h
 basename.c
+c-ctype.c
+c-ctype.h
 canonicalize-lgpl.c
 canonicalize.h
 charset.alias
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ dirname.c
 dirname.h
 dup-safer.c
 dup2.c
+errno.in.h
 error.c
 error.h
 exclude.c
@@ -130,6 +133,7 @@ obstack.c
 obstack.h
 offtostr.c
 open-safer.c
+open.c
 openat-die.c
 openat-priv.h
 openat-proc.c
@@ -189,6 +193,7 @@ stdbool.in.h
 stdint.h
 stdint.in.h
 stdio-impl.h
+stdio-write.c
 stdio.h
 stdio.in.h
 stdlib.h
@@ -258,6 +263,7 @@ wchar.in.h
 wctype.h
 wctype.in.h
 wcwidth.c
+write.c
 xalloc-die.c
 xalloc.h
 xgetcwd.c

src/buffer.c

@@ -686,6 +686,18 @@ short_read (size_t status)
   more = record_start->buffer + status;
   left = record_size - status;
 
+  if (left && left % BLOCKSIZE == 0
+      && !read_full_records && verbose_option > 1
+      && record_start_block == 0 && status != 0)
+    {
+      unsigned long rsize = status / BLOCKSIZE;
+      WARN ((0, 0,
+             ngettext ("Record size = %lu block",
+                       "Record size = %lu blocks",
+                       rsize),
+             rsize));
+    }
+
   while (left % BLOCKSIZE != 0
          || (left && status && read_full_records))
     {
@@ -707,26 +719,10 @@ short_read (size_t status)
                         rest));
         }
 
-      /* User warned us about this.  Fix up.  */
-
       left -= status;
       more += status;
     }
 
-  /* FIXME: for size=0, multi-volume support.  On the first record, warn
-     about the problem.  */
-
-  if (!read_full_records && verbose_option > 1
-      && record_start_block == 0 && status != 0)
-    {
-      unsigned long rsize = (record_size - left) / BLOCKSIZE;
-      WARN ((0, 0,
-             ngettext ("Record size = %lu block",
-                       "Record size = %lu blocks",
-                       rsize),
-             rsize));
-    }
-
   record_end = record_start + (record_size - left) / BLOCKSIZE;
   records_read++;
 }

src/common.h

@@ -346,6 +346,9 @@ GLOBAL bool unquote_option;
 
 GLOBAL bool test_label_option; /* Test archive volume label and exit */
 
+/* Apply transformations to symlink targets as well. */
+GLOBAL bool transform_symlinks_option;
+
 /* Show file or archive names after transformation.
    In particular, when creating archive in verbose mode, list member names
    as stored in the archive */

src/create.c

@@ -1705,7 +1705,8 @@ dump_file0 (struct tar_stat_info *st, const char *p,
 	}
       buffer[size] = '\0';
       assign_string (&st->link_name, buffer);
-      transform_name (&st->link_name);
+      if (transform_symlinks_option)
+	transform_name (&st->link_name);
       if (NAME_FIELD_SIZE - (archive_format == OLDGNU_FORMAT) < size)
 	write_long_link (st);
 

src/names.c

@@ -388,9 +388,7 @@ name_gather (void)
       if (allocated_size == 0)
 	{
 	  allocated_size = offsetof (struct name, name) + NAME_FIELD_SIZE + 1;
-	  buffer = xmalloc (allocated_size);
-	  /* FIXME: This memset is overkill, and ugly...  */
-	  memset (buffer, 0, allocated_size);
+	  buffer = xzalloc (allocated_size);
 	}
       
       while ((ep = name_next_elt (0)) && ep->type == NELT_CHDIR)

src/tar.c

@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ enum
   NO_RECURSION_OPTION,
   NO_SAME_OWNER_OPTION,
   NO_SAME_PERMISSIONS_OPTION,
+  NO_TRANSFORM_SYMLINKS_OPTION,
   NO_UNQUOTE_OPTION,
   NO_WILDCARDS_MATCH_SLASH_OPTION,
   NO_WILDCARDS_OPTION,
@@ -321,6 +322,7 @@ enum
   TOTALS_OPTION,
   TO_COMMAND_OPTION,
   TRANSFORM_OPTION,
+  TRANSFORM_SYMLINKS_OPTION,
   UNQUOTE_OPTION,
   USAGE_OPTION,
   USE_COMPRESS_PROGRAM_OPTION,
@@ -686,6 +688,11 @@ static struct argp_option options[] = {
    GRID+1 },
   {"transform", TRANSFORM_OPTION, N_("EXPRESSION"), 0,
    N_("use sed replace EXPRESSION to transform file names"), GRID+1 },
+  {"xform", 0, 0, OPTION_ALIAS, NULL, GRID+1 },
+  {"transform-symlinks", TRANSFORM_SYMLINKS_OPTION, NULL, 0,
+   N_("apply transformations to symlink targets"), GRID+1 },
+  {"no-transform-symlinks", NO_TRANSFORM_SYMLINKS_OPTION, NULL, 0,
+   N_("cancel effect of the previous --transform-symlinks option"), GRID+1 },
 #undef GRID
 
 #define GRID 120
@@ -1819,6 +1826,8 @@ parse_opt (int key, char *arg, struct argp_state *state)
       /* FIXME: What it is good for? */
       same_permissions_option = true;
       same_order_option = true;
+      WARN ((0, 0, _("The --preserve option is deprecated, "
+		     "use --preserve-permissions --preserve-order instead")));
       break;
 
     case RECORD_SIZE_OPTION:
@@ -1902,6 +1911,14 @@ parse_opt (int key, char *arg, struct argp_state *state)
       set_transform_expr (arg);
       break;
 
+    case TRANSFORM_SYMLINKS_OPTION:
+      transform_symlinks_option = true;
+      break;
+
+    case NO_TRANSFORM_SYMLINKS_OPTION:
+      transform_symlinks_option = false;
+      break;
+      
     case USE_COMPRESS_PROGRAM_OPTION:
       set_use_compress_program_option (arg);
       break;
@@ -2345,6 +2362,10 @@ decode_options (int argc, char **argv)
 
   if (tape_length_option && tape_length_option < record_size)
     USAGE_ERROR ((0, 0, _("Volume length cannot be less than record size")));
+
+  if (same_order_option && listed_incremental_option)
+    USAGE_ERROR ((0, 0, _("--preserve-order is not compatible with "
+			  "--listed-incremental")));
   
   /* Forbid using -c with no input files whatsoever.  Check that `-f -',
      explicit or implied, is used correctly.  */