Jeffrey J. Kosowsky wrote:
> Indeed this has been discussed many times before ;) -- see the archives.
>   
Yes, I have reviewed them.
> That being said, I agree that using a database to store both the
> hardlinks along with the metadata stored in the attrib files would be
> a more elegant, extensible, and platform-independent solution though
> presumably it would require a major re-write of BackupPC.
>   
....

I agree that the arguments you present seem to have unassailable 
advantages.  I don't think it would require a *major* rewrite - but, 
only the authors and maintainers would be able to size the effort 
properly. I think it could first be implemented as a new feature, along 
with the present methods, and the "old" way of doing things becomes 
deprecated over time.

> Still, it would be awesome to combine the simplicity and pooling
> structure of BackupPC with the flexibility of a database
> architecture...
>   
I, for one, would be willing to contribute financially and with my very 
limited skills if Craig, or others, were willing to undertake such an 
effort. Perhaps Craig would care to comment.

Peter


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