--- tar-1.15.1/src/create.c.sparseTotals	2005-07-27 11:10:38.000000000 +0200

+++ tar-1.15.1/src/create.c	2005-07-27 11:10:50.000000000 +0200

@@ -332,16 +332,20 @@

 }

-/* A file is not dumpable if

+/* A file is considered dumpable if it is sparse and both --sparse and --totals

+   are specified.

+   Otherwise, it is dumpable unless any of the following conditions occur:

+   

    a) it is empty *and* world-readable, or

    b) current archive is /dev/null */

 bool

 file_dumpable_p (struct tar_stat_info *st)

 {

-  return !(dev_null_output

-	   || (st->archive_file_size == 0

-	       && (st->stat.st_mode & MODE_R) == MODE_R));

+  if (dev_null_output)

+    return totals_option && sparse_option && sparse_file_p (st);

+  return !(st->archive_file_size == 0

+	   && (st->stat.st_mode & MODE_R) == MODE_R);

 }

@@ -1437,7 +1441,7 @@

 	  else

 	    fd = -1;

-	  if (sparse_option && sparse_file_p (st))

+	  if (fd != -1 && sparse_option && sparse_file_p (st))

 	    {

 	      status = sparse_dump_file (fd, st);

 	      if (status == dump_status_not_implemented)