On Fri 01 Sep 2006, Andy Spiegl wrote: > Hi, I just stumpled over this same bug. :-( > My backup disks were spilling because rsync never deleted files! > > Unfortunately the patch provided by Serge doesn't work > when rsync connects to an rsync-server. In that case > the --delete option STILL doesn't work as expected. > > Leaving off the trailing slash doesn't help either. :-( > > > Upstream has also been updated on this. > > > > Is there any way where this patch could go into Sarge? > Yes, pleeeeeaaase. The bug is over a year old...
... and has been fixed, in testing and unstable, for about just as long. "stable" is called "stable" because it basically doesn't change. Security fixes make it to point releases, but not "simple" bug fixes. (BTW, I have never seen the bug myself, and I run rsync on dozens of systems.) You may want to check out http://www.backports.org/ for a backported version of a "modern" rsync release that's suitable for your "stable" system. Paul Slootman -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
