--- tar-1.15.1.orig/src/list.c

+++ tar-1.15.1/src/list.c

@@ -140,6 +140,14 @@

 	  if (!ignore_zeros_option)

 	    {

+

+	      /* 

+	       * According to POSIX tar specs, this is wrong, but on the web

+	       * there are some tar specs that can trigger this, and some tar

+	       * implementations create tars according to that spec.  For now,

+	       * let's not be pedantic about issuing the warning.

+	       */

+#if 0	       

 	      char buf[UINTMAX_STRSIZE_BOUND];

 	      status = read_header (false);

@@ -147,6 +155,7 @@

 		break;

 	      WARN ((0, 0, _("A lone zero block at %s"),

 		     STRINGIFY_BIGINT (current_block_ordinal (), buf)));

+#endif

 	      break;

 	    }

 	  status = prev_status;