Question #288636 on Duplicity changed: https://answers.launchpad.net/duplicity/+question/288636
edso posted a new comment: On 17.04.2016 23:07, Mark Grandi wrote: > Question #288636 on Duplicity changed: > https://answers.launchpad.net/duplicity/+question/288636 > > Mark Grandi posted a new comment: > Hi there, > > I am the person mentioned in post #3. I currently have a patch that > 'sorta hacks' around the problem, but is not really the best solution. > > The basis of the problem is that the signature and manifest files are > using the wrong method, where its trying to just 'rename' file files , > but if the destination is on a different filesystem, the rename fails, > because it does not make sense to rename a file so it appears on a > different filesystem > > I also had problems where the remote filesystem (in my case, mounted > through AFP), it doesn't support setting some filesystem attributes, so > one of the Path methods tries to set the user/mtime/atime/whatever > attributes on the file, but the kernel doesn't allow that, so it throws > an exception and fails the whole backup, which is highly annoying > because it occurs at the very end. > > I'll try to clean up this patch and submit it to the powers that be, and > we can fix this issue for all. your earlier patch seemed like a good start. maybe you push that for a start for Kenneth to merge and come up with a more detailed solution later? > Honestly, duplicity needs to use pathlib or some other dedicated path > library, since there are a ton of bugs related to this stuff, and it > would make it work on windows as well. > pathlib seems to be new in python 3.4 . seeing that for the foreseeable we should run w/ older pythons incl. 2.7's you should look for alternatives. i don't see a reason why plain python filesystem support shouldn't support for our basic needs. failing to permissions or such can be easily made reported but no failing point. there was a windows port branch once that never made it into mainline https://code.launchpad.net/~kevinoid/duplicity/windows-port maybe you can draw some ideas from that? ..ede/duply.net -- You received this question notification because your team duplicity-team is an answer contact for Duplicity. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~duplicity-team Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~duplicity-team More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
