Re: Old syntax warning

[Eric Zolf]

Aaaand: https://github.com/rdiff-backup/rdiff-backup/pull/804/files

Thanks for asking,
Eric

On 13/12/2022 06:06, Eric Zolf wrote:
> Hi Robert,
>
> it comes from the server side: unless you call the client side with 
> `--api-version 201`, the server side is called with the old syntax.
> After all, there is no way to know in advance if the other side will 
> understand the new CLI, it could be rdiff-backup v2.0.5.
>
> KR, Eric
>
> On 13/12/2022 04:05, Robert Nichols wrote:
> > Would someone please explain to me why this command:
> >
> >     rdiff-backup --no-ssh-compression --null-separator backup 
> > --exclude-sockets --exclude-globbing-filelist /dev/fd/63 
> > --exclude-globbing-filelist /dev/fd/62 --exclude-globbing-filelist 
> > /root/rback/exclude-3x-auto --preserve-numerical-ids 
> > --print-statistics / rb-server::/media/sysbk/omega-3x
> >
> > causes rdiff-backup 2.1.4rc0 to complain:
> >
> >     WARNING: this command line interface is deprecated and will 
> > disappear, start using the new one as described with '--new --help'.
> >
> > AFAICT, everything in that command line is in agreement with the 
> > current manpage. Both the local machine and the server are running 
> > version 2.1.4rc0.