Re: [BackupPC-users] Issues for future backuppc activities

2016-05-17 Thread Les Mikesell
On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 11:05 AM, Juergen Harms wrote: > On 05/17/2016 01:33 PM, Alexander Moisseev wrote: >> Did you upgrade backuppc from sources or some distribution packages? > > From the Mageia distro - there may be an explanation in that. But at > that time I had been maintainer for BackupP

Re: [BackupPC-users] Issues for future backuppc activities

2016-05-17 Thread Adam Goryachev
On 18/05/2016 02:05, Juergen Harms wrote: > On 05/17/2016 01:33 PM, Alexander Moisseev wrote: >> Did you upgrade backuppc from sources or some distribution packages? > From the Mageia distro - there may be an explanation in that. But at > that time I had been maintainer for BackupPC in Mageia -

Re: [BackupPC-users] Issues for future backuppc activities

2016-05-17 Thread Juergen Harms
On 05/17/2016 01:33 PM, Alexander Moisseev wrote: > Did you upgrade backuppc from sources or some distribution packages? From the Mageia distro - there may be an explanation in that. But at that time I had been maintainer for BackupPC in Mageia - the distro package was essentially the wrapped o

Re: [BackupPC-users] Issues for future backuppc activities

2016-05-17 Thread Alexander Moisseev
On 17.05.16 13:59, Juergen Harms wrote: > On 05/17/2016 12:03 PM, Alexander Moisseev wrote: >> I believe the current configure.pl implementation updates config.pl >> automatically. What would you suggest? > > I have doubts - but have not looked into it. But I remember that I > normally had some -

Re: [BackupPC-users] Issues for future backuppc activities

2016-05-17 Thread Juergen Harms
On 05/17/2016 12:03 PM, Alexander Moisseev wrote: > I believe the current configure.pl implementation updates config.pl > automatically. What would you suggest? I have doubts - but have not looked into it. But I remember that I normally had some - very few - lines to change (fewer as backuppc p

Re: [BackupPC-users] Issues for future backuppc activities

2016-05-17 Thread Mauro Condarelli
Hi Juergen, comments below. Il 17/05/2016 11:29, Juergen Harms ha scritto: > On 05/16/2016 08:37 PM, Alexander Moisseev wrote: >> As FreeBSD sysutils/backuppc port maintainer I can say one of the first >> thing that should be done is to split up configure.pl in two parts: >> installation scrip

Re: [BackupPC-users] Issues for future backuppc activities

2016-05-17 Thread Alexander Moisseev
On 17.05.16 12:29, Juergen Harms wrote: > I agree that this is a very important issue. Can you also take the > aspect on board to facilitate the users work when he adapts his > customization to a new release? I have always found it extremely painful > to wade through more than 2000 lines of config.

Re: [BackupPC-users] Issues for future backuppc activities

2016-05-17 Thread Juergen Harms
On 05/16/2016 08:37 PM, Alexander Moisseev wrote: > As FreeBSD sysutils/backuppc port maintainer I can say one of the first thing > that should be done is to split up configure.pl in two parts: installation > script and configuration/update script. > It's practically impossible to create pre-buil

Re: [BackupPC-users] Issues for future backuppc activities

2016-05-17 Thread Alexander Moisseev
On 16.05.16 22:40, Mauro Condarelli wrote: > Can You create an issue on github, please? Done. > Should we ask for debian maintainer input and/or support? I believe we should invite debian backuppc package maintainer Ludovic Drolez not only to discussion on this particular issue, but to the backup

Re: [BackupPC-users] Issues for future backuppc activities

2016-05-16 Thread Rick L
Very true and proves a genuine interest is still more than alive. On a second note, I'll simply throw this in for now, I'm no programmer, but I do have sysadmin skills, some front end design ability, and some free time here and again. Jack of all master of none. It's worth mentioning for the re

Re: [BackupPC-users] Issues for future backuppc activities

2016-05-16 Thread Mauro Condarelli
Thanks Alexander, comments below. Il 16/05/2016 20:37, Alexander Moisseev ha scritto: > On 16.05.16 20:20, Mauro Condarelli wrote: >> I would add "packaging" as today it's rather hard to install in non-standard >> places. > As FreeBSD sysutils/backuppc port maintainer I can say one of the first t

Re: [BackupPC-users] Issues for future backuppc activities

2016-05-16 Thread Alexander Moisseev
On 16.05.16 20:20, Mauro Condarelli wrote: > I would add "packaging" as today it's rather hard to install in non-standard > places. As FreeBSD sysutils/backuppc port maintainer I can say one of the first thing that should be done is to split up configure.pl in two parts: installation script and

Re: [BackupPC-users] Issues for future backuppc activities

2016-05-16 Thread Mauro Condarelli
Thanks Juergen, Cmments inline. Il 16/05/2016 17:50, Juergen Harms ha scritto: > Opening a new Subject to keep this discussion somewhat readable. Some > replies to / and adding to the list of Mauros points: > > - have me join and participate in git management activities: why not? I > have been int

[BackupPC-users] Issues for future backuppc activities

2016-05-16 Thread Juergen Harms
Opening a new Subject to keep this discussion somewhat readable. Some replies to / and adding to the list of Mauros points: - have me join and participate in git management activities: why not? I have been intrigued by my ignorance on GIT - learning is always a challenge if there are people rea