in reply to PerlIO::gzip - Handling Corrupt tar file

Posting an example of the relevant code might help here

Are you, for instance, using the default layer arguments on PerlIO::gzip ? I do not know, I cannot tell, and I smashed my crystal ball up last week.

Do you check if the file opened successfully?

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Re^2: PerlIO::gzip - Handling Corrupt tar file
by snra_perl (Acolyte) on Sep 28, 2009 at 15:48 UTC
    Here is the snippet.. 

        if ( $log =~ /.tar.gz$/ ) {
        unless ( open LOG, "<:gzip", $log ){
            log_msg (LOG_ERR, "Cannot open $log for read : File may be
+ corrupt");
            next;
            }
    }

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    I also tried with the argument as lazy. The thing is ,when i try to untar those files manually , i am getting some errors. But the script tries to open those files and read

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