Jim Hodapp wrote: > I am attempting to utilize rdiff-backup v 1.1.7 on Cygwin as a solution > for backing up some developer laptops at the company I work for. > rdiff-backup will send the file data to a remote Linux server. I have > one problem though and that is that some files (in this case, some > supporting files from Eclipse on Windows) have too long of a filename > and rdiff-backup, although it does continue, doesn't back these files > up. Is there anything that can be done, or will be done to fix this > problem? Does this limitation exist because these filenames are longer > than is supported by an ext3 filesystem on the Linux server? > > Some example Filename too long errors on Cygwin:
Jim, I believe this is a Cygwin bug. A quick Google search reveals that Cygwin seems to have PATH_MAX values around 256 or so. Most Linux systems have a PATH_MAX around 4096. Technically, the POSIX PATH_MAX is defined as 256, but XOpen recommends a minimum of 1024. Andrew -- Andrew Ferguson - [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ rdiff-backup-users mailing list at rdiff-backup-users@nongnu.org http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/rdiff-backup-users Wiki URL: http://rdiff-backup.solutionsfirst.com.au/index.php/RdiffBackupWiki
