----- Original Message ----- > From: Giuseppe Scrivano > > > thanks to have tested it, indeed it was working in a different way. I > > don't think this feature had any user before, considering how broken it > > is. > > I assumed that the VMS details were the only remaining mystery, so > all I did was look at the generated file names (on VMS), not what was in > the files, so almost anything could have happened, and I might not have > noticed it. > > I also assumed that the patch was based on something newer than the > original 1.14 source kit I was using, so, even if I had noticed a > problem, I probably would not have been suspicious. For example, around > here, nothing worked right until I made this change: > > ALP $ gdiff src/options.h_orig src/options.h > 169c169 > < bool backups; /* Are numeric backups made? */ > --- > > int backups; /* Are numeric backups made? */ > > When "backups" can be only zero or one, saying "--backups=4" does not > have the desired effect.
You are right. When I tested it I downloaded the site only twice. bakcups variable should be int. I hope this is the last piece of puzzle to get --backups documented and working. Giuseppe, are you going to merge the necessary changes (and previous patches) into git? Thanks! Regards, Tomas Hozza
