Re: hdup2 issues

Miek Gieben wrote:
> Hello, 
> 
> This is a list with the current issues in hdup2 on it. (I don't
> have time to maintain hdup1.6 - that version will prob. be
> removed from my site within this year).
> 
> The one major thing I want to fix is #1, but this involves 
> patching gnu tar and hdup2. But I will see how far I can take
> this. I really consider hdup2 to be complete if this is finished.
> (but i've said that before :-) )
> 
> I consider the rest minor stuff, for which I don't have any time. But of
> course I will accept patches for that. :-)
> 
> The list:
> 
> (For the record; #2 - #6 also apply to hdup1.6)
> 
> 1. tar fails to include directory information 
>    in the incremental dumps it creates for hdup.
>    Also see debian bug #302790
>    http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=302790
> 

Any idea when #1 will be fixed or when a workaround will be available?

I think hdup2 is the most easy-to-use backup/restore system but I cannot 
use it because of #1.  And I think it could be several years (if ever) 
before tar is updated to fix their part of this issue.

I guess the most powerful combo would be hdup2 to provide support for 
DAR 2.2.1 instead of relying on tar solutions like gnu tar or star.  But 
I understand the desire to stick with programs that are included by 
default with all Linux distros.

Regardless of how #1 is eventually fixed, I eagerly await a solution so 
I can use hdup2 instead of other, less-elegant, solutions.