Submitted By: DJ Lucas (dj_at_lucasit_dot_com)
Date: 2003-08-17
Initial Package Version: 1.13.25
Origin: DJ Lucas (dj_at_lucasit_dot_com)
Description: Adds -y as a valid switch for bzip2 compression.  This was
  common on older versions of  Mandrake Linux as well as others.  The
  patch does not remove the -j option.  It's only for those of us who
  just can't quit adding 'y' as a switch.

diff -Naur tar-1.13.25-orig/src/tar.c tar-1.13.25/src/tar.c
--- tar-1.13.25-orig/src/tar.c	2001-09-21 00:11:27.000000000 +0000
+++ tar-1.13.25/src/tar.c	2003-08-17 18:53:06.000000000 +0000
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@
   -o, --old-archive, --portability   write a V7 format archive\n\
       --posix                        write a POSIX format archive\n\
   -j, --bzip2                        filter the archive through bzip2\n\
+  -y                                 same as -j, added for compatibility\n\
   -z, --gzip, --ungzip               filter the archive through gzip\n\
   -Z, --compress, --uncompress       filter the archive through compress\n\
       --use-compress-program=PROG    filter through PROG (must accept -d)\n"),
@@ -876,10 +877,8 @@
 	break;
 
       case 'y':
-	USAGE_ERROR ((0, 0,
-		      _("Warning: the -y option is not supported;"
-			" perhaps you meant -j?")));
-	break;
+        set_use_compress_program_option ("bzip2");
+        break;
 
       case 'z':
 	set_use_compress_program_option ("gzip");