Ben wrote:
Take files on an HFS filesystem. Tar them using standard unix tools.
That would be an obvious error, right there, and implies being clueless about how file storage works. The quoted suggestion is -- for anyone who understands how file storage works on MacOS X -- a bad idea regardless of whether you're going to untar them onto UFS or HFS+.
So, as the old joke goes, Don't Do That, Then. Part of the point of having most of your filesystem space be UFS is so that you can use standard Unix tools within the UFS majority storage (provided that you transport resources dotfiles with the related regular files). Saying that you can't reliably use such tools to move files onto HFS+ misses the point: You can't reliably use them within HFS+, either.
The Church of Steve solution is to use solely the worse filesystem, and deprive yourself completely of standard Unix filehandling tools, "because they're dangerous, and those recommending them are irresponsible".
"Fire bad, burn Lorto's finger, cause disharmony among tribe. No future in it. Stick to drawing icons on cave wall."
Rick Moen
rick@linuxmafia.com