Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Installed rdiff-backup on Windows using MinGW

[Mico Siahaan]

Hi Andrew,

thanks, the current CVS version seems work well. I succeeded made Windows distribution for CVS version of rdiff-backup. It made for python 2.5. I also added some simple batch scripts into it. Anyone who interested to try it can download from: http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/8DpuSFvYgbXwEDy39DiouVuokvS8GtK4VT8C2ffWOod5N0GsoF8rrshlxkKYZIrSG7AW-IHWiv-nPhDySke-/Modules/win/rdiff-backup-1.1.17-cvs.win32-py2.5.exe (I put it in Indonesia Python Yahoogroups files section because I don't know where else shall I put it...:) )

regards,

--- On Thu, 7/3/08, Andrew Ferguson <address@hidden> wrote:

From: Andrew Ferguson <address@hidden>
Subject: Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Installed rdiff-backup on Windows using MinGW
To: address@hidden
Cc: address@hidden
Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008, 1:23 AM

On Jul 2, 2008, at 5:52 AM, Mico Siahaan wrote:

Hi,

I tried to install rdiff-backup 1.1.16 in my Windows using MinGW. What I did:
1. Download librsync-0.9.7.
2. Compiled librsync using MinGW (success)
3. Put librsync in proper folder under MinGW
4. Download rdiff-backup-1.1.16
5. python setup.py build --compiler-mingw32 bdist_wininst (seemed OK)
6. Installed the module
7. Run python rdiff-backup, then appear error message: no module named grp.

I knew because user_group.py import grp and pwd. But in my system no such modules. Please suggest how to fix it.

Hi Mico,

Thanks for giving rdiff-backup a try under Windows. As you discovered, the current version still has some rough edges.

However, the latest version in CVS has four more Windows-specific fixes, including one for the very issue you encountered. Josh Nisly and Fred Gansevles have been hard at work on porting rdiff-backup to native Windows.

You can check-out the CVS version with this command:

cvs -z3 -d:pserver:address@hidden:/sources/rdiff-backup co rdiff-backup

That should work for you! Please post to the list if the CVS version gives you any problems.

best,

Andrew