{"action":"opened","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/mitchellh/packer/issues/2060","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/mitchellh/packer/issues/2060/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/mitchellh/packer/issues/2060/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/mitchellh/packer/issues/2060/events","html_url":"https://github.com/mitchellh/packer/issues/2060","id":69857716,"number":2060,"title":"compress post-processor corrupts vmware-iso built images.","user":{"login":"expunged","id":1896699,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1896699?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/expunged","html_url":"https://github.com/expunged","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/expunged/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/expunged/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/expunged/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/expunged/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/expunged/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/expunged/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/expunged/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/expunged/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/expunged/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":0,"created_at":"2015-04-21T14:15:59Z","updated_at":"2015-04-21T14:15:59Z","closed_at":null,"body":"Apologies if this is a dup.  I've seen this as a recent issue in Google Groups but it seemed dead there; also couldn't find a corresponding ticket here.\r\n\r\nWhen building an image using vmware-iso and applying the 'compress' post-processor, the resulting tar file is corrupt.  Building an image using virtualbox-iso and applying the 'compress' post-processor works fine.\r\n\r\nApp/system versions:\r\nOSX 10.9.5\r\npacker: 0.7.5\r\nVMware Fusion: 7.1.1\r\n\r\nExtracting a vmware-iso built, compress-processed image:\r\n```\r\n[pplws56]$ tar -zvxf centos-6.5_x86_64-vmware.tar.gz\r\nx centos-6.5_x86_64.nvram\r\ntar: Damaged tar archive\r\ntar: Retrying...\r\ntar: Damaged tar archive\r\ntar: Retrying...\r\ntar: Damaged tar archive\r\ntar: Retrying...\r\ntar: Damaged tar archive\r\ntar: Retrying...\r\ntar: Damaged tar archive\r\ntar: Retrying...\r\ntar: Damaged tar archive\r\ntar: Retrying...\r\ntar: Damaged tar archive\r\ntar: Retrying...\r\ntar: Damaged tar archive\r\ntar: Retrying...\r\ntar: Damaged tar archive\r\ntar: Retrying...\r\ntar: Damaged tar archive\r\ntar: Retrying...\r\ntar: Damaged tar archive\r\ntar: Retrying...\r\ntar: Damaged tar archive\r\ntar: Retrying...\r\ntar: Damaged tar archive\r\ntar: Retrying...\r\ntar: Damaged tar archive\r\ntar: Retrying...\r\ntar: Damaged tar archive\r\ntar: Retrying...\r\ntar: Damaged tar archive\r\ntar: Retrying...\r\ntar: Damaged tar archive\r\ntar: Retrying...\r\ntar: Damaged tar archive\r\ntar: Retrying...\r\n```\r\n\r\nExtracting a virtualbox-iso built, compress-processed image:\r\n```\r\n[pplws56]$ tar -zvxf centos-6.5_x86_64-vbox.tar.gz\r\nx centos-6.5_x86_64-disk1.vmdk\r\nx centos-6.5_x86_64.ovf\r\n[pplws56]$\r\n```"}}