On Tue, 2008-03-04 at 22:56 +0000, Tom May wrote: > I noticed you've made rsync 3.0.0 available at > http://www.samba.org/ftp/rsync/rsync-3.0.0.tar.gz, which is great! > > However, until it's upgraded (if ever), the buildroot system I'm using to > build > embedded linux tries to download rsync 2.6.9 from > http://www.samba.org/ftp/rsync/rsync-2.6.9.tar.gz, which fails since this file > is no longer available -- even though it's linked from > http://www.samba.org/rsync/! > > Could I convince you to make 2.6.9 available again at the above URL? > > I realize I could get 2.6.9 by reverse patching from 3.0.0, and could likely > get > it from git, but that's not what the buildroot automation wants.
Tom, the 2.6.9 source package is available at: http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/old-versions/rsync-2.6.9.tar.gz Wayne, this brings up a good point. It would be nice if each source package had a "persistent" URL that worked whether or not the version is the latest, e.g.: http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/versions/rsync-2.6.9.tar.gz You could move "old-versions" to "versions" (with a symlink "old-versions" -> "versions" for compatibility), pile the 3.0.0 files into "versions", and create symlinks to them in http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/ . Another approach is to use some mod_rewrite magic to redirect requests for nonexistent files in http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/ to the appropriate subdirectory. Matt -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
