[Python-apps-team] Bug#563722: rdiff-backup: --exclude-other-filesystems wrongly excludes even mountpoint

[Carl Chenet]

severity 563722 wishlist
thanks 

> Hi,
> 
> This discussion on [1] brought up the issue.
> 
> rdiff-backup --exclude-other-file-systems even excludes the directory of the
> mountpoint. This is both troublesome and wrong:
> - restoring a system backup without /dev, /proc, /sys,  $(some others) directories
>   is nothing nice to think about...
> - the empty mountpoint directory itself *is* part of the filesystem which is being
>   backed up.
> 
> The attached dpatch fixes this nicely. It originates from [2], written by [3].
> 
> [1] http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.sysutils.backup.rdiff-backup.general/6442
> [2] http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.sysutils.backup.rdiff-backup.general/6452
> [3] Jakob Unterwurzacher <jakobunt at gmail.com> 
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Daniel
> 
> 

Hi Daniel,

Thanks for your bug report.

Actually your report is more a wish than a bug report because your
interpretation of the --exclude-other-file-systems option has not been
agreed by the upstream. Correct me if I'm wrong.

My policy is not to include a patch for enhancement in the Debian
package, only bug fixes. The upstream should integrate your patch in the
code of the next release of Rdiff-backup in order to benefit for
everyone, not only Debian. I can communicate your patch to the
Rdiff-backup team if you didn't do it yet.

Bye,
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