[Duplicity-talk] --log-fd and --log-file output (possible) bug

[Evan Jeffrey]

I use the --log-file collection status as part of my backup script.  I 
recently upgraded and noticed of the date stamps changed with the new 
filenames, and broke my backup script.  Actually, the log format can be 
changed by using the --old-filenames switch, which I am using to keep my 
script working.  Of course, that is only a temporary fix as that switch 
will eventually go away.

So, I guess that brings up three points.  First off, it would be best if 
the 'machine readable' log format didn't change unless necessary, I 
doubt that mine are the only backup scripts that broke.  While it was 
nice to be able to use the --old-filenames switch to keep my scripts 
working, the log format probably shouldn't depend on that anyway, I 
assume this was unintentional.  Finally, I don't know whether it is 
better to use the new or the old format.  I think the new format has 
actually been around longer than the old format by now, so changing back 
may break a bunch of scripts again.  However, the old format is more 
standard and can be understood by GNU date, which is handy.

Evan