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Re: [rdiff-backup-users] different version of rdiff-backup on different
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dean gaudet |
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Re: [rdiff-backup-users] different version of rdiff-backup on different machine |
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Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:40:39 -0700 (PDT) |
ben has traditionally maintained backwards compat for the on-disk storage,
but not necessarily for the network protocol. i think you can assume
we'll attempt the same going forward.
yeah i know it's a hassle in mixed setups, and if someone wants to learn
the net layer well enough to provide backwards compat then i'm sure we'd
accept the patches.
-dean
On Mon, 16 Jul 2007, Philippe Froidevaux wrote:
> Hello Sylvain,
>
> from my experience, version x.y.* are compatible. For example, 1.1.5 and
> 1.1.12 are compatible (even if it shows a warning), but are not
> compatible with version 1.0.x.
>
> my fear is that a future version make all my backup format (stored on
> the disc, and not just the binaries) obsolete, but this didn't happend
> until now :-)
>
>
> cheers,
> Philippe
>
>
> address@hidden wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I tried using rdiff-backup for saving a directory from a computer (running
> > debian etch) on another computer (running debian sarge). rdiff-bakcup
> > complains that the two versions where not the same. I had to install the
> > "etch" version of rdiff on the "sarge" box; it worked, but is perhaps not
> > the good solution.
> >
> > I'm wondering what is the policy of rdiff-backup regarding the difference
> > of version : is there always a request for exact match of the version
> > numbers of the source and target rdiff? Or is there guarantees that,
> > during a certain revision number, versions are compatible?
> >
> > I didn't found any information about this request for identity of version
> > in the documentation but was probably to hasty; please don't hesitate to
> > give me the reference if it is documented.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Sylvain
> >
> >
> >
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> >
>
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