I'm using this module on a Solaris machine. The default tar is not gnu tar, and does not support all the options.
The module worked anyway by using Archive/Tar.php.

I found these messages in the apache error log:

tar: s: unknown function modifier
Usage: tar {c|r|t|u|x}[BDeEFhilmnopPqTvw@[0-7]][bfk][X...] [blocksize] [tarfile] [size] [exclude-file...] {file | -I include-file | -C directory file}...
tar: z: unknown function modifier
Usage: tar {c|r|t|u|x}[BDeEFhilmnopPqTvw@[0-7]][bfk][X...] [blocksize] [tarfile] [size] [exclude-file...] {file | -I include-file | -C directory file}...

It would just be nice to avoid putting those errors in the log.

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Anonymous (not verified) commented

That sounds good. Maybe we should check to make sure that we have not only tar, but GNU tar.

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tomotomo commented

Also an issue on BSDs. The issue is non-gnu tar, classic tar.

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tomotomo commented

Also, the title isn't about tar's options but about the path. Just "tar" isn't enough, but /bin/tar is, but should be configurable.