Bug#864079: ITP: backuppc-rsync -- rsync optimised for BackupPC backup utility

[Ludovic Drolez]

> So shall we start with 3.0.9.12 or 3.1.2.beta0? (I tend to stay on the
> safe side and start with 3.0.9.12, but then we at least should try to
> apply all security updates against rsync 3.0.9 in Wheezy.)

I think you can use rsync 3.1.2, in my git I had a working version
based on 3.1.2:

https://github.com/ldrolez/backuppc-rsync

Have a nice day,

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Bug#864079: ITP: backuppc-rsync -- rsync optimised for BackupPC backup utility

[Ludovic Drolez]

On Fri, Nov 16, 2018 at 03:14:36AM +0100, Axel Beckert wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Tobias Frost wrote:
> > Yes, we're are on it (however, I hoped to dedicate a bit more time to
> > this week)
> 
> Before creating a VCS repo for it: I wonder why the package is ITP'ed
> as "backuppc-rsync" despite upstream calls the software "rsync-bpc".
> 
> Shouldn't we name the package then "rsync-bpc", too?
> 

Hi,

In fact this version of rsync can only work with backuppc.
So I think it would be better to keep this name, to reduce
possible confusions.

Best regards,

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Bug#864079: ITP: backuppc-rsync -- rsync optimised for BackupPC backup utility

[Axel Beckert]

Hi,

Tobias Frost wrote:
> Yes, we're are on it (however, I hoped to dedicate a bit more time to
> this week)

Before creating a VCS repo for it: I wonder why the package is ITP'ed
as "backuppc-rsync" despite upstream calls the software "rsync-bpc".

Shouldn't we name the package then "rsync-bpc", too?

Next question wrt. to packaging it, is: Which version to package?

The only released versions seem to be based upon rsync 3.0.9 (last
included in Debian 7 Wheezy) while rsync itself is at 3.1.2 now. In
the master branch there seems to be a version which has currently the
working title 3.1.2.beta0.

So shall we start with 3.0.9.12 or 3.1.2.beta0? (I tend to stay on the
safe side and start with 3.0.9.12, but then we at least should try to
apply all security updates against rsync 3.0.9 in Wheezy.)

Regards, Axel
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Bug#864079: ITP: backuppc-rsync -- rsync optimised for BackupPC backup utility

[Tobias Frost]

On Mon, Nov 05, 2018 at 04:23:36PM +0100, Ludovic Drolez wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Just a quick message to know if there are some news on the
> package adoption ?

Yes, we're are on it (however, I hoped to dedicate a bit more time to
this week)

Cheers,

tobi

> Best regards,
> 
> Ludovic
> 
> On Sun, Oct 21, 2018 at 06:02:17PM +0200, Tobias Frost wrote:
> > Hi Ludovic,
> > 
> > We've created a packing team for BackupPC and we intend to package
> > Version 4. 
> > Let me invite you to join our efforts at 
> > https://tracker.debian.org/teams/pkg-backuppc.
> 
> -- 
> Ludovic Drolez.
> 
> https://bwebmarket.com - Marketing automation and Web dev
> https://chezsandro.com - A cool place in Cape Verde :)


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Bug#864079: ITP: backuppc-rsync -- rsync optimised for BackupPC backup utility

[Ludovic Drolez]

Hi all,

Just a quick message to know if there are some news on the
package adoption ?

Best regards,

Ludovic

On Sun, Oct 21, 2018 at 06:02:17PM +0200, Tobias Frost wrote:
> Hi Ludovic,
> 
> We've created a packing team for BackupPC and we intend to package
> Version 4. 
> Let me invite you to join our efforts at 
> https://tracker.debian.org/teams/pkg-backuppc.

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Bug#864079: ITP: backuppc-rsync -- rsync optimised for BackupPC backup utility

[Tobias Frost]

Hi Ludovic,

We've created a packing team for BackupPC and we intend to package
Version 4. 
Let me invite you to join our efforts at 
https://tracker.debian.org/teams/pkg-backuppc.

Otherwise, this ITP is already over one year old, so may ask you
whether you still on the packging or whether we can take over this ITP?
(If I do not hear from you within one week, I will take over the ITP;
of course you can also join our efforts afterwards)

Thanks!

tobi

On Sun, 04 Jun 2017 09:40:06 +0200 Ludovic Drolez 
wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist
> Owner: Ludovic Drolez 
> 
> * Package name: backuppc-rsync
>   Version : 3.0.9.7
>   Upstream Author : Craig Barratt 
> * URL : https://github.com/backuppc/rsync-bpc
> * License : GPL
>   Programming Lang: C
>   Description : rsync optimised for BackupPC backup utility
> 
> Rsync-bpc is a customized version of rsync that is used as part of
> BackupPC, an open source backup system.
> 
> The main change to rsync is adding a shim layer (in the subdirectory
> backuppc, and in bpc_sysCalls.c) that emulates the system calls for
> accessing the file system so that rsync can directly read/write files
> in BackupPC's format.
> 
> 

Bug#864079: ITP: backuppc-rsync -- rsync optimised for BackupPC backup utility

[Ludovic Drolez]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Ludovic Drolez 

* Package name: backuppc-rsync
  Version : 3.0.9.7
  Upstream Author : Craig Barratt 
* URL : https://github.com/backuppc/rsync-bpc
* License : GPL
  Programming Lang: C
  Description : rsync optimised for BackupPC backup utility

Rsync-bpc is a customized version of rsync that is used as part of
BackupPC, an open source backup system.

The main change to rsync is adding a shim layer (in the subdirectory
backuppc, and in bpc_sysCalls.c) that emulates the system calls for
accessing the file system so that rsync can directly read/write files
in BackupPC's format.