Re: [rdiff-backup-users] support requests / bugs clean up

[Edward Ned Harvey (rdiff-backup)]

You're awesome.  Thank you.  I spent the weekend dealing with server problems - 
I'll have to continue a little more - but then should be able to get back to 
this.


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> address@hidden On Behalf Of Kevin
> Fenzi
> Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2013 12:45 PM
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> Subject: [rdiff-backup-users] support requests / bugs clean up
> 
> Greetings.
> 
> We started out with:
> 
> 11 support requests
> 69 bug reports
> 
> and ended up with:
> 
> 8 support requests
> 61 bug reports.
> 
> 6 of the support requests are related to this thread from 10(!) years
> ago:
> 
> http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/rdiff-backup-users/2003-
> 10/msg00038.html
> 
> So, these are essentially wishlist items, but there's not a lot of
> information in the tracker about exactly what is wanted. I'd suggest we
> pull the info from that thread and create a WISHLIST or TODO document
> in SCM and close the support requests, but happy to do whatever.
> 
> I closed 3 support requests that were old/solved/notabug.
> 
> On bug reports:
> 
> 2 duplicates closed
> 5 already fixed or not enough info or the like closed.
> 
> I note there's several bugs with patches attached and would be good to
> look at merging:
> 
> https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?26064
> os.popen2 seems depricated in Python 2.6
> 
> I've been carrying this patch in Fedora for ages, it should be fine to
> apply.
> 
> https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?26848
> Restoring hardlinked files: "Hash for foo missing, cannot check"
> 
> This fixes/helps hardlinked files. It would be good to test and merge.
> 
> https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?26796
> Hardlinked files not backed up because of UpdateError/Updated mirror
> temp file does not match source
> 
> Another hardlink patch.
> 
> https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?26847
> Eliminating "AF_UNIX path too long" when backing up sockets
> 
> Fixes anoying socket backup error.
> 
> https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30286
> --exclude-other-filesystems wrongly excludes even mountpoint directory
> 
> This fixes not creating mount point directories when excluding things
> (like /proc /sys etc).
> 
> A majority of the bugs left after that are wishlist items, although
> there are a few what look to be legit bugs also. If folks would like me
> to seperate them out into categories I can do that or whatever works.
> 
> kevin