Tar symlink support - #423
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…mlinks for .NET standard 2 and Posix platforms Extracts linkname from the tar header, and exposes this on IEntry as the LinkTarget (string) property. If an entry is not a symlink, then that property is null. Uses Mono.Posix.NETStandard nuget to create a symlink. However, this is only applicable to .NET standard 2.0+. So far, unable to find a nuget that works for older versions. Also, not sure what to do on Windows.
…tar containing symlinks This is a source archive of the MoltenVK project from github, which is my use-case for SharpCompress. I added a test case in the project, which should extract the tar, and validate any symlink targets with what the tar thinks it ought to be.
Extended SharpCompress.Common.ExtractionOptions with a delegate to write symbolic links. If not is null, and a symbolic link is encountered, an exception is thrown. Removed Mono.Posix.NETStandard from the library, but added to the .NET Core 2.1 test application. Extended the test to implement the delegate.
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Thanks! |
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Great, thanks! What's your criteria for making a release? Just wondering what a rough ETA would be to see this in a published Nuget? |
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Hi @adamhathcock! I also just ran into this problem, and verified that this feature fixes the issue for me. Would it be possible to get a new release? Let me know if there's anything I can do to help! |
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Sorry. I'll look at getting a new version out soon, I promise! |
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Reworked the tar symlink support so that the ExtractionOptions now offers a delegate that an application can implement. Exception is thrown if a symlink is encountered but no delegate set.
Mono.Posix.NETStandard removed from the library, but added to the .NET Core 2.1 test app. Implemented the delegate for testing there.