Re: [rdiff-backup-users] The rdiff-backup poll!

[Chris Wilson]

Hi Ben,

> I actually consider this a feature.  Since rdiff-backup only makes one
> pass, it saves time making an extra pass through the directory tree.
> Also, it doesn't need to fit the entire directory list in memory at
> the same time (this is a common complaint against rsync).  Finally, it
> doesn't need to worry about the various ways that the first pass can
> differ from the second pass if the directory is changed.
>
> You could have your program make a preliminary pass just to count the
> number of files in the source directory, but I don't think
> rdiff-backup needs to do this as a matter of course.

I'd probably do that then, as long as I can handle rdiff-backup's exclude 
lists and get the same results as it does. I don't need to hold the whole 
file list in memory, just the total file and byte counts.

Cheers, Chris.
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