Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Installed rdiff-backup on Windows using MinGW

[Andrew Ferguson]

On Jul 2, 2008, at 5:52 AM, Mico Siahaan wrote:

Hi,

I tried to install rdiff-backup 1.1.16 in my Windows using MinGW. What I did:
1. Download librsync-0.9.7.
2. Compiled librsync using MinGW (success)
3. Put librsync in proper folder under MinGW
4. Download rdiff-backup-1.1.16
5. python setup.py build --compiler-mingw32 bdist_wininst (seemed OK)
6. Installed the module
7. Run python rdiff-backup, then appear error message: no module named grp.

I knew because user_group.py import grp and pwd. But in my system no such modules. Please suggest how to fix it.

Hi Mico,

Thanks for giving rdiff-backup a try under Windows. As you discovered, the current version still has some rough edges.

However, the latest version in CVS has four more Windows-specific fixes, including one for the very issue you encountered. Josh Nisly and Fred Gansevles have been hard at work on porting rdiff-backup to native Windows.

You can check-out the CVS version with this command:

cvs -z3 -d:pserver:address@hidden:/sources/rdiff-backup co rdiff-backup

That should work for you! Please post to the list if the CVS version gives you any problems.

best,

Andrew