Re: Rsyncrypto on Windows Vista

[Thomas C. <tho...@op...>]

Le mardi 17 juin 2008 à 18:36 +0300, Shachar Shemesh a écrit :
> Thomas Constans wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > First of all, many thanks for this nice piece of software !
> >
> > I am actually building a pygtk frontend to rsync + rsyncrypto.
> >   
> Cool. Send it here when it's ready :-)

I hope it will be ready soon. It is part of a global remote backup
service i am setting up.

you can get a "binary" test version here:
https://backup.opendoor.fr/uploads/Main/install.exe

I ll put the sources online as soon as i can.
> > I was having some troubles on the newest (and crappiest) microsoft
> > product:
> > To support old applications, windows xp style directories (my documents,
> > application data, and so forth) are implemented in Windows Vista using
> > some kind of symlink, called "junction".
> >
> > And rsyncrypto actually choke on such file, giving a "input/output
> > error".
> >   
> Sadly, I have to admit that I do not have Vista around, and I have been 
> trying very hard to avoid it up until now. It seems I'll have to go get 
> me a copy :-(

i am in the same case. i had to buy an upgrade just to be sure my
software works on this platform. As a linux user, it is a real PITA to
give money to MS.

> 
> Amazing. So Windows Vista has "junction points" 
> (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb968829(VS.85).aspx), but also 
> has symbolic links 
> (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365680(VS.85).aspx). And 
> guess what - they are not the same! Blah....
> 
> On Windows, rsyncrypto uses the GetFileAttributesEx function to figure 
> out what the type of the file is. The docs seem to suggest that junction 
> points will have FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT set. I'll see what can be 
> done with the code to make it work. As I don't have access to a Vista 
> machine, if you could verify that point, it would be much appreciated. A 
> tiny program to print (even hexa-decimal) the attributes of a junction 
> point and send the result here would be enough.
> > It would be nice if rsyncrypto can handle (meaning ignore) this kind of
> > file more graciously.
> >
> >   
> Can you try compiling the attached patch letting me know how it fares?

unfortunately, i dont have a compilation plateform ready on my windows
machine. Iam using the binary rsyncrypto version.

you can either send me a binary patched version, or point me to some
instructions to set up an appropriate build environnement.



Regards



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