Hello Peter!

Peter Rabbitson wrote:
> I have a setup where I backup /etc to a central repository, but backup
> /var/www to a local repository. I am actually running 1.1.16, because
> 1.1.17 does not support authentication properly[1]. Does this mean I can
> not do this anymore with 1.2.x ? What are my alternatives?
No, this is no problem.
What I tried to explain was
- if you're having multiple working copies, AND
- they're overlapping, AND
- you have files versioned in both,
THEN you might get a problem.

So, for example:
If "/" and "/etc" are two working copies, and "/etc" is not ignored for the 
"/", then
eg. property changes for "/etc" + "passwd" would be shared by "/etc/passwd" in 
the other
working copy.

In your example the paths are completely distinct, so there's no problem.


> Also in the initial announcement you say:
>
>> The delay can be explained by it being *incompatible* with the older
>> versions
>
> What exactly does this mean? Can I attempt to upgrade at some point or...?
The ignore patterns format got changed, to accomodate the grouping 
functionality.
Yes, you can. The distribution includes a perl script to change the files 
in-place;
please look at the announcement.

> [1] First problem at
> http://www.nabble.com/Congratulations-for-fsvs-1.1.17..-but-here-are-my-first-problems-%3A)-td20230999.html
I'll take a look.
Thanks for the reminder!


Regards,

Phil

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