Posting an update to add that libarchive (which includes bsdtar) is available in the Ports tree. The last update to the port was in June:
Code:
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revision 1.32
date: 2016/06/23 20:19:36; author: naddy; state: Exp; lines: +3 -4; commitid: oKSe3FA0NcH1Tbz8;
Security update to 3.2.1.
This release fixes several critical bugs, including some with security
implications. (At least CVE-2016-4300, CVE-2016-4301.)
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