Re: rsync to copy files?

2004-06-24 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
* Bob Friesenhahn wrote on Thu, Jun 24, 2004 at 02:16:37AM CEST: On Wed, 23 Jun 2004, Warren Young wrote: Bob Friesenhahn wrote: I have learned that using 'rsync' to copy files improves the install time quite dramatically for repeat installs. *snip* Instead of chasing this solution, try

Re: rsync to copy files?

2004-06-24 Thread Volker Boerchers
On Thu, 24 Jun 2004, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: * Bob Friesenhahn wrote on Thu, Jun 24, 2004 at 02:16:37AM CEST: On Wed, 23 Jun 2004, Warren Young wrote: Bob Friesenhahn wrote: I have learned that using 'rsync' to copy files improves the install time quite dramatically for repeat

Re: rsync to copy files?

2004-06-24 Thread Ralf Wildenhues
Please reply to list only (I have Mail-Followup-To: set), or at least use the same message for both replies, so I don't have to reply twice. Thank you. * Volker Boerchers wrote on Thu, Jun 24, 2004 at 03:57:35PM CEST: On Thu, 24 Jun 2004, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: * Bob Friesenhahn wrote on Thu,

Re: rsync to copy files?

2004-06-24 Thread Bob Friesenhahn
On Thu, 24 Jun 2004, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: an easy way to replace 'install' is to overwrite the INSTALL variable temporarily (at least with gnu make): make INSTALL=myinstall install Yes, I know, thank you. I was not referring to a particular way to install a particular software, but rather to

rsync to copy files?

2004-06-23 Thread Bob Friesenhahn
A package I am working with needs to install many large files. In the course of package development it is necessary to execute 'make install' many times. These large files never change. I have learned that using 'rsync' to copy files improves the install time quite dramatically for repeat

Re: rsync to copy files?

2004-06-23 Thread Warren Young
Bob Friesenhahn wrote: I have learned that using 'rsync' to copy files improves the install time quite dramatically for repeat installs. This should only be true when the transfer channel is much slower than the disks on which the files are stored. rsync must read both the source

Re: rsync to copy files?

2004-06-23 Thread Bob Friesenhahn
On Wed, 23 Jun 2004, Warren Young wrote: Bob Friesenhahn wrote: I have learned that using 'rsync' to copy files improves the install time quite dramatically for repeat installs. This should only be true when the transfer channel is much slower than the disks on which the files are stored