Re: [rdiff-backup-users] different version of rdiff-backup on different machine

[Philippe Froidevaux]

Hello Sylvain,

from my experience, version x.y.* are compatible. For example, 1.1.5 and
1.1.12 are compatible (even if it shows a warning), but are not
compatible with version 1.0.x.

my fear is that a future version make all my backup format (stored on
the disc, and not just the binaries) obsolete, but this didn't happend
until now :-)


cheers,
Philippe


address@hidden wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I tried using rdiff-backup for saving a directory from a computer (running
> debian etch) on another computer (running debian sarge). rdiff-bakcup
> complains that the two versions where not the same. I had to install the
> "etch" version of rdiff on the "sarge" box; it worked, but is perhaps not
> the good solution.
>
> I'm wondering what is the policy of rdiff-backup regarding the difference
> of version : is there always a request for exact match of the version
> numbers of the source and target rdiff? Or is there guarantees that,
> during a certain revision number, versions are compatible?
>
> I didn't found any information about this request for identity of version
> in the documentation but was probably to hasty; please don't hesitate to
> give me the reference if it is documented.
>
> Cheers,
> Sylvain
>
>
>
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