--- smeserver-affa-0.9.0/root/sbin/e-smith/affa.createBackupFileOption2	2008-03-08 18:00:25.000000000 +0100
+++ smeserver-affa-0.9.0/root/sbin/e-smith/affa	2008-03-08 18:00:25.000000000 +0100
@@ -2500,12 +2500,7 @@
 		$restore_list.="$f ";
 		}
 	close(DIR);
-	my @cmd=('/bin/tar', '-C', "$job{'RootDir'}/$jobname/$archive/", '-cf - ', $restore_list,  
-		'|', '/usr/bin/pv -i 0.3', "-s $size", 
-		'|', '/bin/gzip', 
-		"> $outfile" 
-		);
-	my $status=ExecCmd(  @cmd, 0 );
+	my $status=system("/usr/lib/affa/create-backup-file.sh $job{'RootDir'} $jobname $archive  '$restore_list' $outfile $size");
 	if( $status!=0 )
 		{
 		unlink( $outfile );
--- smeserver-affa-0.9.0/root/usr/lib/affa/create-backup-file.sh.createBackupFileOption2	2008-03-08 18:02:00.000000000 +0100
+++ smeserver-affa-0.9.0/root/usr/lib/affa/create-backup-file.sh	2008-03-08 18:01:29.000000000 +0100
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# This script is part of the Affa package
+# Michael Weinberger 2008
+
+export PATH=/bin:/usr/bin
+set -o pipefail
+
+ROOTDIR=$1
+JOB=$2
+ARCHIVE=$3
+RESTORE=$4
+OUTFILE=$5
+BASENAME=`basename $OUTFILE`
+SIZE=$6
+
+PIPE=/tmp/affa.$$.$(date +%s)
+mkfifo $PIPE
+
+echo "Writing $OUTFILE"
+(md5sum < $PIPE & /bin/tar -C $ROOTDIR/$JOB/$ARCHIVE -cf -  $RESTORE | /usr/bin/pv -i 0.3 -s $SIZE | /bin/gzip | tee $PIPE > $OUTFILE) > $OUTFILE.md5sum 
+
+STATUS=$?
+if [ $STATUS != 0 ] ; then
+	test -f $OUTFILE && rm -f $OUTFILE
+	rm -f $OUTFILE.md5sum $PIPE
+	exit $STATUS
+fi
+
+GSIZE=$(find $OUTFILE -printf "%s")
+
+CR=$(echo "scale=5; $SIZE/$GSIZE" | bc)
+SPACESAVING=$(echo "scale=5; 100-$GSIZE/$SIZE*100" | bc)
+printf "Compression Ratio: %.1f (%.1f %%)\n" $CR $SPACESAVING
+
+echo "Verifying $OUTFILE"
+cat $OUTFILE | /usr/bin/pv -i 0.1 -s $GSIZE | md5sum --status -c $OUTFILE.md5sum
+STATUS=$?
+if [ $STATUS != 0 ] ; then
+	echo "Verify FAILED"
+	test -f $OUTFILE && rm -f $OUTFILE
+	rm -f $OUTFILE.md5sum $PIPE
+	exit $STATUS
+fi
+
+cat $OUTFILE.md5sum | sed -e s/-/$BASENAME/ > $OUTFILE.md5sum
+
+rm -f $PIPE
+exit 0