On 5/4/11 2:47 AM, RYAN M. vAN GINNEKEN wrote:
> Thank you for your reply
>
> Adjust the command line to work with FreeBSD not sure how to go about this? I 
> presume editing the config.pl script any hints?

You should be able to change it in the web interface.

> I checked that /usr/bin/tar exits and wounder why would the FreeBSD package 
> maintainers not include a working configuration file, or include gnu tar as a 
> dependency if it is required to work.  Don't get me wrong i love BSD, but why 
> do they make everything so difficult for us.

The *bsd distributions are derived from unix, not linux, and stay faithful to 
the original tools to a greater extent than linux distributions which tend to 
rely on the GNU tools and their extensions.  It's not that one is better/less 
difficult, you just seem to be used to something different.  If they include 
gnu 
tar, they might call it gtar so as not to conflict with (their) standard copy.

> I am sure it is just me as backuppc is in the ports so most must have it 
> working right?
>
> Does anyone have backuppc working on FreeBSD with tar? maybe i should forget 
> tar and move on to rsync or something?

I'd use rsync just on general principles.  It understands deletions and old 
files in locations under renamed directories where tar doesn't.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell AT gmail DOT com

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