> Having built and tested 3.0.7 and ready to send it out into production, can > anybody point me to 'best practices' for updating the binary and man pages > and other issues around upgrading from the dodgy v2.6.9 that ships with > late-10.4-thru-10.7?
You could use /usr/local/bin as the install location for the rsync binary and then update your environment variable accordingly. This is just one possible approach. > Not having replaced an OSX tool in the past, I've got no idea if Apple is > prone to update these utils, or just 'fix' what I've done automatically > during routine checks and system upgrades. Any experiences would be > appreciated. If you replace the binary then it is possible that an Apple would overwrite your files. Despite this message not directly answering your questions, hopefully you find some of the information I have provided useful / informative. --------------------------------------------------------------------- This email is protected by LBackup, an open source backup solution. http://www.lbackup.org -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
