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cant get tar from core utils to work #2567

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I am trying to tar files on a windows 11 machine but keep getting errors.
Even with the most minimal tar I keep get errors about Rel: can't make <whatever file> relative to

Create the provided taskfile in an empty directory and call it Taskfile.yml

When I do this in a directory called D:\taskfile-uroot and run task I get...

task: [default] tar -cf test.tar Taskfile.yml
task: Failed to run task "default": Rel: can't make D:\taskfile-uroot\Taskfile.yml relative to

What I expect to get is a file called test.tar containing the taskfile.

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3.45.5

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Windows 11 Pro 24H2

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Example Taskfile

# https://taskfile.dev
version: '3'
tasks:
  default:
    cmds:
      - tar -cf test.tar Taskfile.yml

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    dep: u-root/u-rootIssues related to the upstream core utils used by Task.os: windowsIssues that affect users on Windows.

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