Hi, I'm using perl5.8, linux. I can't get Archive::Tar to cooperate with File::Find. There are 2 code snippets below. The first works, the second dosn't. Why can't I use the add_files method directly on $File::Find::name? I need to push files into an array, then feed the array to Archive::Tar.
  • Works: 
    #!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
use Archive::Tar;
use File::Find;

my $tar = Archive::Tar->new();
my $dir = 'somedir'; #some dir with recursive dirs and files 
my @files;

find (\&found,$dir);

sub found{
  push @files,$File::Find::name;

}

$tar->add_files(@files);
$tar->write('Tmytest2.tgz',9);
exit;

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  • While this more direct approach dosn't: 
    #!/usr/bin/perl -w
use strict;
use Archive::Tar;
use File::Find;

my $tar = Archive::Tar->new();
my $dir = "somedir"; #some dir with recursive dirs and files 

find (\&found,$dir);

sub found{
  $tar->add_files($File::Find::name);
}

$tar->write('Tmytest2.tgz',9);
exit;

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    In reply to Using Archive::Tar with File::Find by zentara

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