Minor change.

* NEWS: Update.
* doc/tar.texi: Update.
* src/create.c (finish_header): Minor change.

NEWS

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes. 2009-10-07
+GNU tar NEWS - User visible changes. 2010-01-24
 Please send GNU tar bug reports to <bug-tar@gnu.org>
 
 
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ messages are suppressed.  For example,
 suppresses the output of `A lone zero block' diagnostics, which is
 normally issued if `archive' ends with a single block of zeros.
 
+See Tar Manual, section 3.9 "Controlling Warning Messages", for a
+detailed discussion.
+
 * New command line option `--level'
 
 The `--level=N' option sets the incremental dump level N.  It
@@ -77,10 +80,10 @@ the Epoch or a `Time reference' (see below).
 * Time references in --pax-option argument.
 
 Any value from the --pax-option argument that is enclosed in a pair
-of curly braces.  In that case, the string between the braces is
-understood either as a textual time representation, as described in
+of curly braces represents a time reference.  The string between the 
+braces is understood either as a textual time representation, as described in
 chapter 7, "Date input formats", of the Tar manual, or as a name of
-the existing file, starting with `/' or `.'.  In the latter
+an existing file, starting with `/' or `.'.  In the latter
 case, the value is replaced with the modification time of that file.
 
 * Bugfixes
@@ -90,6 +93,9 @@ case, the value is replaced with the modification time of that file.
 ** Correctly restore modes and permissions on existing directories.
 ** The --remove-files option removes the files only if they were
 succesfully stored in the archive.
+** Fix storing and listing of the volume labels in POSIX format.
+** Improve algorithm for splitting long file names (ustar
+format).
 
 
 version 1.22 - Sergey Poznyakoff, 2009-03-05

doc/tar.texi

@@ -2572,6 +2572,10 @@ during archive creation, it is order sensitive.  @xref{directory}.
 When performing operations, @command{tar} will skip files that match
 @var{pattern}.  @xref{exclude}.
 
+@opsummary{exclude-backups}
+@item --exclude-backups
+Exclude backup and lock files.  @xref{exclude,, exclude-backups}.
+
 @opsummary{exclude-from}
 @item --exclude-from=@var{file}
 @itemx -X @var{file}
@@ -2585,7 +2589,7 @@ patterns in the file @var{file}.  @xref{exclude}.
 Exclude from dump any directory containing a valid cache directory
 tag file, but still dump the directory node and the tag file itself.
 
-@xref{exclude}.
+@xref{exclude,, exclude-caches}.
 
 @opsummary{exclude-caches-under}
 @item --exclude-caches-under
@@ -2605,19 +2609,20 @@ tag file.  @xref{exclude}.
 @item --exclude-tag=@var{file}
 
 Exclude from dump any directory containing file named @var{file}, but
-dump the directory node and @var{file} itself.  @xref{exclude}.
+dump the directory node and @var{file} itself.  @xref{exclude,, exclude-tag}.
 
 @opsummary{exclude-tag-under}
 @item --exclude-tag-under=@var{file}
 
 Exclude from dump the contents of any directory containing file
-named @var{file}, but dump the directory node itself.  @xref{exclude}.
+named @var{file}, but dump the directory node itself.  @xref{exclude,,
+exclude-tag-under}.
 
 @opsummary{exclude-tag-all}
 @item --exclude-tag-all=@var{file}
 
 Exclude from dump any directory containing file named @var{file}.
-@xref{exclude}.
+@xref{exclude,,exclude-tag-all}.
 
 @opsummary{exclude-vcs}
 @item --exclude-vcs
@@ -2625,7 +2630,7 @@ Exclude from dump any directory containing file named @var{file}.
 Exclude from dump directories and files, that are internal for some
 widely used version control systems.
 
-@xref{exclude}.
+@xref{exclude,,exclude-vcs}.
 
 @opsummary{file}
 @item --file=@var{archive}
@@ -7068,6 +7073,7 @@ which is difficult to catch using text editors.
 
 However, empty lines are OK.
 
+@table @option
 @cindex version control system, excluding files
 @cindex VCS, excluding files
 @cindex SCCS, excluding files
@@ -7079,13 +7085,11 @@ However, empty lines are OK.
 @cindex Arch, excluding files
 @cindex Mercurial, excluding files
 @cindex Darcs, excluding files
-@table @option
 @opindex exclude-vcs
 @item --exclude-vcs
 Exclude files and directories used by following version control
 systems: @samp{CVS}, @samp{RCS}, @samp{SCCS}, @samp{SVN}, @samp{Arch},
 @samp{Bazaar}, @samp{Mercurial}, and @samp{Darcs}.
-@end table
 
 As of version @value{VERSION}, the following files are excluded:
 
@@ -7111,6 +7115,19 @@ As of version @value{VERSION}, the following files are excluded:
 @item @file{_darcs}
 @end itemize
 
+@opindex exclude-backups
+@item --exclude-backups
+Exclude backup and lock files.  This option causes exclusion of files
+that match the following shell globbing patterns:
+
+@table @asis
+@item .#*
+@item *~
+@item #*#
+@end table
+
+@end table
+
 @findex exclude-caches
 When creating an archive, the @option{--exclude-caches} option family
 causes @command{tar} to exclude all directories that contain a @dfn{cache

src/create.c

@@ -996,11 +996,9 @@ finish_header (struct tar_stat_info *st,
       && header->header.typeflag != XHDTYPE
       && header->header.typeflag != XGLTYPE)
     {
-      /* FIXME: These globals are parameters to print_header, sigh.  */
-
-      current_header = header;
+      /* FIXME: This global is used in print_header, sigh.  */
       current_format = archive_format;
-      print_header (st, current_header, block_ordinal);
+      print_header (st, header, block_ordinal);
     }
 
   header = write_extended (false, st, header);