On Friday 25 Oct 02, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Howdy... > > > I have searched the archives, and even read what has been posted on the site > regarding a Win32 port of rsync. Though I have found a problem with > everything. The URLs for building your own, or downloading the compiled > binaries for the Win32 platform are no longer valid. Therein the problem > lies, as the information is outdated, and still easily available on the site > publicly.
If you give precise details, maybe the rsync.samba.org maintainer(s) can repair the information. > What is the current interest in a port of rsync to the Microsoft Windows > platform? > > Is anyone interested in helping port rsync to the Microsoft Windows > platform? There is already a "Cygwin" port of rsync. In fact you can download rsync along with Cygwin from <http://cygwin.com/>. There is at least one "minimalist" distribution that includes only rsync, ssh and cygwin1.dll (and sources, of course) so you can skip all the other brilliant stuff that comes with a "default" Cygwin setup. However, there are problems with the Cygwin "port". Cygwin does not support large files (> 2GB). Cygwin will not attempt to support new versions of Microsoft Windows until they are officially released. Moreover, when the new Windows *is* released, updating Cygwin will depend on the contributions of volunteers. (Like yourself, perhaps?) I believe that a true "native" Windows port (i.e., one that does not require the UNIX emulation layer that Cygwin provides) would be quite difficult. Hope this answers some of your questions. Regards, David -- To unsubscribe or change options: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
