--- cpio-2.12/doc/cpio.texi.orig 2015-12-31 15:56:15.606713144 -0500 +++ cpio-2.12/doc/cpio.texi 2015-12-31 16:00:05.186934057 -0500 @@ -261,7 +261,8 @@ Sets the I/O block size to @var{block-si @item -B Set the I/O block size to 5120 bytes. @item -c -Use the old portable (ASCII) archive format. +Identical to ``-H newc'', use the new (SVR4) portable format. +If you wish the old portable (ASCII) archive format, use ``-H odc'' instead. @item -C @var{number} @itemx --io-size=@var{number} Set the I/O block size to the given @var{number} of bytes. --- cpio-2.12/src/main.c.orig 2015-12-31 15:56:15.606713144 -0500 +++ cpio-2.12/src/main.c 2015-12-31 16:02:24.047067176 -0500 @@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ parse_opt (int key, char *arg, struct ar case 'c': /* Use the old portable ASCII format. */ if (archive_format != arf_unknown) USAGE_ERROR ((0, 0, _("Archive format multiply defined"))); +#define SVR4_COMPAT #ifdef SVR4_COMPAT archive_format = arf_newascii; /* -H newc. */ #else