[Bug 1079750] Re: FTBFS with glibc-2.16 (due to outdated gnulib)

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Title:
  FTBFS with glibc-2.16 (due to outdated gnulib)

Status in “tar” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “tar” package in Debian:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  tar does not build against eglibc-2.16 due to gets having been removed
  but embedded gnulib in package still referring to it.

  Upstream bug links are in the patch.

  This patch makes it work by #ifdefing the offending line but the proper
  fix is a new upstream release using a newer gnulib. Preferably by syncing from debian.

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