https://bugzilla.samba.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13364
--- Comment #2 from Dave Gordon <dg32...@zoho.eu> --- Comment on attachment 14099 --> https://bugzilla.samba.org/attachment.cgi?id=14099 setup instructions and copier Having set up an rsync daemon (on localhost:10873): $ # Initial fetch of daemon's directory: $ rsync -ii -av rsync://localhost:10873/testrsync/ testrsync/ receiving incremental file list .d..t...... ./ cL+++++++++ foo -> ../foo sent 30 bytes received 91 bytes 242.00 bytes/sec total size is 6 speedup is 0.05 $ ls -lRa rsyncd/testrsync/ testrsync/ rsyncd/testrsync/: total 4 drwxr-xr-x 1 dg32768 users 6 Apr 4 16:25 ./ drwxr-xr-x 1 dg32768 users 80 Apr 4 16:59 ../ lrwxrwxrwx 1 dg32768 users 6 Apr 4 16:15 foo -> ../foo testrsync/: total 4 drwxr-xr-x 1 dg32768 users 6 Apr 4 16:25 ./ drwxr-xr-x 1 dg32768 users 1846 Apr 4 16:58 ../ lrwxrwxrwx 1 dg32768 users 6 Apr 4 16:15 foo -> ../foo $ # Refetch the same data: $ strace -e trace=symlink rsync -ii -av rsync://localhost:10873/testrsync/ testrsync/ receiving incremental file list .d ./ .L foo -> ../foo sent 30 bytes received 91 bytes 242.00 bytes/sec total size is 6 speedup is 0.05 $ # Here the rsync itemisation shows that it *examined* the symlink but $ # did *not* recreate it -- note that strace shows no symlink(2) calls. $ # So no bug here either :) .Dave. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are the QA Contact for the bug. -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html