--- trunk/core/tar/tar-1.31-r1.smage2	2019/01/28 15:24:30	31975
+++ trunk/core/tar/tar-1.31-r1.smage2	2019/01/28 15:27:29	31976
@@ -22,21 +22,10 @@
 SRC_URI=(
 	gnu://${PNAME}/${SRCFILE}
 	mirror://${PNAME}/${SRCFILE}
-	mirror://${PNAME}/${PNAME}-${PVER}-tests-difflink.patch
 )
 
 UP2DATE="updatecmd_gnu ${PNAME}"
 
-src_prepare()
-{
-	munpack ${SRCFILE} || die
-	cd ${SRCDIR}
-
-	# fix some issues with the difflink test
-	# see: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-tar/2017-12/msg00027.html
-	mpatch ${PNAME}-${PVER}-tests-difflink.patch || die
-}
-
 src_compile()
 {
 	cd ${SRCDIR}