rsync - Jul 2006 - Backup and renaming old file that became directory

Hi,

 i've got a problem with rsync right now and I use the command:
rsync -abqz --delete --backup-dir /mnt/backup/foo/old /home /mnt/backup/foo

The problem is that in /mnt/backup/foo there is a old file with the name 
"bar" (by example).
In /home and /mnt/backup/foo/old, I have a directory with the name
"bar".
So i have
/mnt/backup/foo/home/bar  <-- file
/mnt/backup/foo/old/home/bar  <-- directory
/home/bar <-- directory

Since 2.6.7, rsync don't send warning in dry run when this case occurs, 
but in running mode, the rsync fail.
Should I delete the file /mnt/backup/foo/home/bar manually or is there 
an option to rename it /mnt/backup/foo/bar~ by example.

-- 
Yan Morin
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I tried your scenario on rsync 2.6.8.  Rsync successfully overwrite
the destination directory with the source file and didn't change the
backup dir.  How exactly is rsync failing for you?  Error message?

Matt