Re: [Bobs-devel] excludes and link files

[Joe z. <jz...@at...>]

If you mean that a list of packages and files to exclude within each 
package are distributed with BOBS, then I'd say there are too many 
applications out there to even try to attempt to cover a small portion 
of them. But, if you mean to provide a page where the admin could create 
a package and select the exclude files for that package, then yeah, that 
sounds good, especially if the admin could pick the exclude files from a 
tree view.

Excluding files from backups is a hassle for the admin with just about 
any type of backup system.

Rene Rask wrote:

>I've been pondering how to solve the issues with link files and exludes.
>
>It seems to me that it would make sense to make this package based. A
>package could be a software program.
>Examples:
>Netatalk makes some files which are needed for proper operation. They
>could be in a package which the admin ticks as active. Then those files
>are not included when making a backup.
>Likewise Maya has some files which in most cases are not wanted.
>
>The problem with having admins make those lists by themselves is that
>some filename are really tricky to get right (check the current exlude
>list for an example).
>
>Making packages would make it easier to maintain and update the lists.
>This ofcourse is another admin page that needs doing.
>
>I'll start looking into it.
>
>Please let me know if you have any thoughts on this.
>
>-Rene
>
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