tgz as base folder truncates long paths

[hartungr]

Discovered on Linux 3.0.10, also present in Windows

There seems to be a 100-char limit for *only* an expanded tarball path+filename, when Set As a Base Folder.

Attached sample file longpath_tarball.tgz (renamed to .zip for forum upload, please rename back)
Use Folder View to set longpath_tarball.tgz as a base folder
Expand all subfolders

There is a single file named "HowDidYouFindMeOutHere.txt" but BC only reports "HowDid"
Contents are correct, but filename will not align with non-tar path+file on other side of compare.
(To see this, untar. Then compare the untar'd path+file to the original tarball set as a base folder)

[chrroe]

This is a known issue since a very long time already.
Searching the Knowledgebase for "tar" gives the following:

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Maximum Path Length

Local and Network Drives

• NTFS file system, BC version 2.4.2+: 32767 characters.
• NTFS file system, BC version 2.4.1 or lower: 260 characters.
• Fat32 file system, BC all versions: 260 characters.

Tar archive files

The maximum path length supported in tar archives is 100 characters.

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Bye
Christoph

[hartungr]

Thanks for highlighting that, Christoph.
I had only searched the forums.

[Chris]

Bob,

Christoph is correct. The version of Tar supported in BC is limited to a 100 character path length. Support for longer paths in Tar files is on our todo list.