m2005 untar error on msys2 (tar01 directory)

[Sebastian Huber]

On 05/05/2020 08:01, Chris Johns wrote:

>>>
>>> What does `os.uname()` return?
>>
>> In the msys shell:
>>
>> $ python
>> Python 3.7.4 (default, Jul 11 2019, 09:35:14)
>
> That is what I have installed.
>
>> [GCC 9.1.0] on msys
>> Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>  >>> import os
>>  >>> os.uname()
>> posix.uname_result(sysname='MSYS_NT-6.1-7601', nodename='Blub', 
>> release='3.0.7-338.x86_64', version='2019-07-11 10:58 UTC', 
>> machine='x86_64')
>
> I have ...
>
> >>> os.uname()
> posix.uname_result(sysname='MINGW64_NT-10.0-18362', nodename='weng', 
> release='3.0.7-338.x86_64', version='2019-07-11 10:58 UTC', 
> machine='x86_64')
>
> I have never seen `MSYS_NT` before.
>
> I am running Window-10 on real hardware running Version 1903, OS build 
> 18362.778. I have not picked up the feature update yet. I am remote to 
> the machine and do not want to try. 
I did the testing on a more or less retired Windows 7 VM. I will setup a 
Windows 10 VM.