diff -Naurp cpio-2.9/doc/cpio.texi cpio-2.9.oden/doc/cpio.texi --- cpio-2.9/doc/cpio.texi 2007-06-28 10:59:24.000000000 +0200 +++ cpio-2.9.oden/doc/cpio.texi 2008-12-20 16:52:22.000000000 +0100 @@ -331,7 +331,8 @@ block size is 512 bytes. Set the I/O block size to @var{block-size} * 512 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{io-size} @itemx --io-size=@var{io-size} diff -Naurp cpio-2.9/src/main.c cpio-2.9.oden/src/main.c --- cpio-2.9/src/main.c 2007-06-28 12:46:41.000000000 +0200 +++ cpio-2.9.oden/src/main.c 2008-12-20 16:52:22.000000000 +0100 @@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ parse_opt (int key, char *arg, struct ar case 'c': /* Use the old portable ASCII format. */ if (archive_format != arf_unknown) error (0, EXIT_FAILURE, _("Archive format multiply defined")); +#define SVR4_COMPAT #ifdef SVR4_COMPAT archive_format = arf_newascii; /* -H newc. */ #else