New package GNU tar

var/spack/packages/tar/package.py

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+from spack import *
+
+class Tar(Package):
+    """GNU Tar provides the ability to create tar archives, as well as various other kinds of manipulation."""
+    homepage = "https://www.gnu.org/software/tar/"
+    url      = "http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/tar/tar-1.28.tar.gz"
+
+    version('1.28', '6ea3dbea1f2b0409b234048e021a9fd7')
+
+    def install(self, spec, prefix):
+        configure("--prefix=%s" % prefix)
+        make()
+        make('install')