Hi EricS;
Am Mittwoch, 23. August 2006 19:49 schrieb Eric Spakman:
> Hi Paul,
>
> >1: In case of a large upgrade (e.g. a new B-U is released), it would be
> >nice if one could simply scp all the new packages over to the MSDOS
> >filesystem, and then type "apkg -u -a" to have apkg check *EVERY*
> >package currently loaded on the system.
>
> In that case it's better to just scp all new packages to the MSDOS fs
> and reboot. This has the same function as an 'apkg -u -a' but clears
> possible old unused files, reboot all daemons and updates initrd.
But it does not provide the extra checks apkg -u does for configuration files
and the possible changes.
I see your points, but some users want to be safe while updating and have a
look into every changed config...
I think the "-a" option should have a path option, where to find the files.
> >> - During backup the sha1sums of the files in memory are compared with
> >> the saved *.sha1 sums, new files are detected and duplicates are
> >> filtered out. For example: when one package has an etc/ppp directory in
> >> <package>.local and another one an etc/ppp/dsl-providers file listed,
> >> the dsl-provider file would be find twice and also stored twice in the
> >> configdb.
> >
> >3: Stored twice in the configdb? Isn't this a bug?
>
> Nope, see the sentence above the example: "duplicates are filtered out.
> "
Well, looks like a native english speaker should clean this paragraph.
> >> Changed files are saved in "configdb".lrp with a "full" backup, this is
> >> dynamic so installing (or removing) a package will also be taken into
> >> account.
> >
> >What does a "non-full" backup do now? Or is that option gone?
>
> That option is gone, the configdb is more or less a "non-full" backup.
> With full backup in this context is meant: when you press save, the
> configdb is recreated from scratch ("full"), removing old stale files.
That's a "full" backup of the configuration.
Backing up individual packages won't work any more.
But I agree, it's similar to the old partial backup - where only the
configuration files are saved instead of the whole package.
So speaking about packages - yes, it's a partial backup of the
files/directories named in <package>.local, speaking about a box - it's full
backup of every changed configuration file/directory.
kp
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