On Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:57:34 +0200, Jeremie Courreges-Anglas wrote:

> pax -o write_opt=no_dir and tar -o were designed for the old tar
> format, and zhuk@ extended it to also cover the ustar format.  IMO it
> makes no sense to keep on supporting it for the pax format.
>
> Also, the pax format ought to support a lot more bells and whistles,
> so let's have an option handler specific for it, even if currently
> empty.

This was originally to create archives that the old v7 tar could
handle.  I don't think we need it for pax format archives.

OK millert@

 - todd