Ingo Thies wrote: > On Sun, 5 Apr 2009, Alexander Hansen wrote: > >>> I can't find any Perl 5.8.8 on Fink, only 5.8.6 and 5.10.0. I hoped >>> that 5.10.0 may act as a proper replacement. >> You're on Leopard, and that's the built-in version there. We don't >> provide a package that is the same as the system's version. > > Hmm, but how can I force psync to use Fink's Perl instead of Leopard's? We don't have a 5.10.0 version of macosx-file-pm yet; so until that happens (the maintainer is no longer active) you could try the Perl-586 version. > >> Try using "sudo -s" and then run your command. > > No difference. > > Maybe the only way is either to wait for a bugfix from Apple or to do > these curious hacks described in the links. However, they require > expert knowledge that I do not have. > > Command-line hacks are also insufficient since I want to use the > PsyncX.app where one can set pre-defined backups which prevent nasty > and fatal errors from simple typos in typed commands and paths. But my > hope was that one can Fink's Perl version as a bypass (by changing > some paths in that App). > > In case that psync won't ever work again - do you know a good > replacement for backups? > The tool should make a 1:1 bootable clone with all user rights and > hidden files being copied correctly. > > I am thinking Carbon Copy Cloner, but I haven't made a long backup > with it yet. I'll have to check whether it preserves all file > attributes. As an incremental backup, rdiff-backup would also be an > option, but I don't know whether it backups really everything with all > file attributes, and not just does an incremantal cp. > > Anyway, getting psync or PsyncX working again would be my preferred goal. > > Best wishes, > > Ingo
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