severity 563722 wishlist thanks > Hi, > > This discussion on [1] brought up the issue. > > rdiff-backup --exclude-other-file-systems even excludes the directory of the > mountpoint. This is both troublesome and wrong: > - restoring a system backup without /dev, /proc, /sys, $(some others) > directories > is nothing nice to think about... > - the empty mountpoint directory itself *is* part of the filesystem which is > being > backed up. > > The attached dpatch fixes this nicely. It originates from [2], written by [3]. > > [1] > http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.sysutils.backup.rdiff-backup.general/6442 > [2] > http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.sysutils.backup.rdiff-backup.general/6452 > [3] Jakob Unterwurzacher <jakob...@gmail.com> > > > Regards, > Daniel > >
Hi Daniel, Thanks for your bug report. Actually your report is more a wish than a bug report because your interpretation of the --exclude-other-file-systems option has not been agreed by the upstream. Correct me if I'm wrong. My policy is not to include a patch for enhancement in the Debian package, only bug fixes. The upstream should integrate your patch in the code of the next release of Rdiff-backup in order to benefit for everyone, not only Debian. I can communicate your patch to the Rdiff-backup team if you didn't do it yet. Bye, -- Carl Chenet Blog: http://carlchenet.wordpress.com Identi.ca: http://identi.ca/carlchenet -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
