[Patches] [ python-Patches-1338314 ] tarfile.py: fix for bug #1336623

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Patches item #1338314, was opened at 2005-10-26 12:21
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Category: Library (Lib)
Group: Python 2.4
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Lars Gustäbel (gustaebel)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: tarfile.py: fix for bug #1336623

Initial Comment:
Old tar programs do not produce DIRTYPE members, they
represent directories as REGTYPE members with a
trailing slash. A workaround for these "buggy" archives
is in tarfile.py since 2002, but got lost at some point
in time. The attached patch revives this workaround and
provides a regression test.

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