> 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? 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.  I am sure it is just me
> as backuppc is in the ports so most must have it working right?

The FreeBSD package maintainers probably figured that since BackupPC
requires configuration anyway, and there are at least three distinct
choices just for tar, (under /usr/ports/archivers), that they can get away
without even mentioning that each tar command has its own documentation,
and that 'man tar' will show complete documentation for the built-in tar.
I'm considering a sternly worded email, but I'm going to wait until I can
contain my rage.

Those bastards at FreeBSD do make things difficult.  Ever tried to type
"man tar"?  It's nearly impossible, with all those letters that have to be
in *exactly the right order* for anything to happen.

> Does anyone have backuppc working on FreeBSD with tar? maybe i should
> forget tar and move on to rsync or something?  This is just the localhost
> wondering how difficult it will be to backup remote machines.
>
> Please help or at least let me know if anyone has Backppc working on
> FreeBSD


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