Hi, I'm very interested in learning the status of the --ignorecase patch being included in the main tree... is there a reason it still isn't in there? For anyone who is forced to dealing with backing up windows boxes, this is a big problem, and I can't believe that it isn't affecting a lot of people... Or maybe there is a simple workaround? I'm trying to backup files from a windows/ntfs filesystem to a linux filesystem, and running into a problem where the users rename files, and sometimes change the case (sometimes in the name, sometimes in the extension), causing the file to get backed up multiple times. Or - maybe - is there a way to ignore the filenames altogether? :) Lastly, can anyone help me with patching the version of rsync that comes in cwrsync (the windows version)? Tia... and thanks for rsync! it is one freakin awesome tool... Charles
On Wed, May 02, 2007 at 01:01:20PM -0400, Charles Marcus wrote:> I'm very interested in learning the status of the --ignorecase patch > being included in the main tree...My currently plan is to include that functionality in 3.0.0. I've been improving the patch in recent weeks, and it will get incorporated fairly soon, I would imagine. ..wayne..
On 5/2/07, Charles Marcus <CMarcus@media-brokers.com> wrote:> I'm very interested in learning the status of the --ignorecase patch > being included in the main tree... is there a reason it still isn't in > there? > > For anyone who is forced to dealing with backing up windows boxes, this > is a big problem, and I can't believe that it isn't affecting a lot of > people... > > Or maybe there is a simple workaround? > > I'm trying to backup files from a windows/ntfs filesystem to a linux > filesystem, and running into a problem where the users rename files, and > sometimes change the case (sometimes in the name, sometimes in the > extension), causing the file to get backed up multiple times. > > Or - maybe - is there a way to ignore the filenames altogether? :) > > Lastly, can anyone help me with patching the version of rsync that comes > in cwrsync (the windows version)?Rather than waiting for the ignore case patch to be added to the standard rsync, I suggest you get your own copy of rsync with that patch in one of these two ways: 1. Set up a full Cygwin installation ( http://www.cygwin.com/ ), get the rsync source code ( http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/rsync-2.6.9.tar.gz ), patch it with ignore-case.diff, and compile and install rsync. 2. Ask on the cwRsync web site ( http://www.itefix.no/phpws/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=6&MMN_position=150:150 ) for help building a patched cwRsync. Matt
On 7/30/07, Matt McCutchen <hashproduct+rsync@gmail.com> wrote:> Rather than waiting for the ignore case patch to be added to the > standard rsync, I suggest you get your own copy of rsync with that > patch in one of these two ways: > > 1. Set up a full Cygwin installation ( http://www.cygwin.com/ ), get > the rsync source code ( > http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/rsync-2.6.9.tar.gz ), patch it with > ignore-case.diff, and compile and install rsync. > > 2. Ask on the cwRsync web site ( > http://www.itefix.no/phpws/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=6&MMN_position=150:150 > ) for help building a patched cwRsync.Addendum: I have been in touch with Tevfik Karag?lle <tevfik@itefix.no>, the cwRsync author, about what users like you who want patched versions of cwRsync should do. He says you can just compile your own rsync.exe as in alternative #1 and then replace the rsync.exe installed by cwRsync with your own to achieve the effect of a patched cwRsync. Matt
On 7/31/07, Matt McCutchen <hashproduct+rsync@gmail.com> wrote:> Addendum: I have been in touch with Tevfik Karag?lle > <tevfik@itefix.no>, the cwRsync author, about what users like you who > want patched versions of cwRsync should do. He says you can just > compile your own rsync.exe as in alternative #1 and then replace the > rsync.exe installed by cwRsync with your own to achieve the effect of > a patched cwRsync.Yay, there is now a cwRsync FAQ for this: http://www.itefix.no/phpws/index.php?module=faq&FAQ_op=view&FAQ_id=427 Matt
On Thu, 2008-05-15 at 16:47 -0400, Charles Marcus wrote:> On 5/15/2008 4:31 PM, Matt McCutchen wrote: > > On Thu, 2008-05-01 at 10:55 -0400, Charles Marcus wrote: > >> Did [the --ignore-case] patch get included in the new 3.0.x standard version? > > > No. > > Ooooo-k... bummer. I thought it was supposed to be...Right, here's the reference: http://lists.samba.org/archive/rsync/2007-May/017682.html> Any chance it ever will be? This is kind of important when rsyncing > between two systems, one of which ignores (ala windows) and one which > doesn't (ala linux), so I'm surprised there isn't a lot of demand for it...Wayne, do you have a comment about the inclusion of --ignore-case? Matt -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 197 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part Url : http://lists.samba.org/archive/rsync/attachments/20080515/a21a1af8/attachment.bin