I still have been unable to move to 2.4.6 for a similar reason --
hangs. I haven't ever detected the #files in a dir issue, but I do
still see hang problems in 2.4.6. (both solaris and linux) I see this
on localhost to localhost rsync's as well as rsyncs over ssh.
eric
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>
> I've seen a problem similar to the include file, but with just
> running rsync in the following mode copying from one directory
> to another;
>
> rsync -avo --delete --stats /dir1 /dir2
>
> I was using version 2.3.1 for the longest time with no problem, and
> I just recently moved to 2.4.6. If my directories have more
> then 61,000 files in them, the process just hangs. Now, in order
> to use 2.4.6, I must use a script that chops the update process into
> smaller then 60,000 file chunks.
>
> Tim
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> [EMAIL PROTECTED]@[EMAIL PROTECTED] on 05/15/2001 10:36:47
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> Subject: RE: FW: Problem with large include files
> Classification:
>
> How do I go about "registering" this bug with the include file.
>
> It would be good get this bug fixed as I would like to be able to back to
> 2.4.6 (or whatever) as it is faster and it has bandwidth limiting.
>
> Will let you know the results of the testing.
>
> Cheers
>
> Mark
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Dykstra [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, 16 May 2001 01:24
> To: Wilson, Mark - MST
> Cc: RSync List (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: FW: Problem with large include files
>
> On Tue, May 15, 2001 at 03:31:23PM +1200, Wilson, Mark - MST wrote:
> ...
> > Do you have any idea what the maximum number of files you can have in an
> > include file is (for the current version)?
>
> No, I don't. It probably depends on a lot of variables.
>
> > How do you want your test on 2.3.2 done? ie LAN or high speed WAN, numbers
> > of file, sizes of files, things to time, daemon v rsh.
>
> What I'd like to see is a case that might make the biggest difference with
> and without the optimization:
> - probably use the LAN
> - the largest number of files that you can get to work
> - small files
> - time the whole run with the "time" command, CPU time and elapsed time
> - I don't know about daemon vs rsh, but the daemon leaves the most
> under rsync's control so that may be preferable
>
> - Dave Dykstra
>
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