Re: [rdiff-backup-users] standalone rdiff-backup executable ? Hasanyone looked at this ?

[roland]

testbox:/tmp/cx_Freeze-3.0.2 # python FreezePython.py  /usr/bin/rdiff-backup
---snipp---
Frozen binary /tmp/cx_Freeze-3.0.2/rdiff-backup created.
Done.

testbox:/tmp/cx_Freeze-3.0.2 # ./rdiff-backup
Fatal Error: No arguments given
See the rdiff-backup manual page for more information.

seems to work!
nice tip, thanks! ;)

regards
roland

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ensel Sharon" <address@hidden>
To: "roland" <address@hidden>
Cc: <address@hidden>
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: [rdiff-backup-users] standalone rdiff-backup executable ? 
Hasanyone looked at this ?


> On Thu, 13 Jul 2006, roland wrote:
>
> > perhaps you could explain why you need to run rdiff-backup chrooted ?
> > maybe, there are other ways  to workaround your "problem" !?
>
>
> Because these particular users will only be allowed to run rdiff-backup
> over ssh.  They can do nothing else (no interactive login, etc.) - because
> the chroot is so tight and restrictive, it is a bad idea to give a general
> purpose interpretor like python there.  Bottom line, I didn't architect it
> or specify the requirements - they were handed to me.  Standalone
> rdiff-backup.  The end.
>
>
> > > It looks like cx_freeze is used to create standalone executables from
> > > python programs ...
> > i`m not sure, but will any python compiler (or whatever) create _real_
> > standalone executables ?
>
>
> I'm pretty sure that is what they do, I've just never used them and wanted
> to do a sanity check first.  Has anyone done this ?
>
> Thanks.