On Wed, 2007-11-07 at 06:54 -0800, Wayne Davison wrote: > On Tue, Nov 06, 2007 at 10:22:56PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I worry about those trying to write things that parse rsync's output; > > I had a similar reaction, and will not be eliminating the speedup from > the output. If there is nothing to transfer, the speedup number in > dry-run mode is even correct. I'm inclined to just leave it alone > rather than tweak it (e.g. force it to 0).
I am very unhappy with this decision, perhaps to the point of using my own modified version of rsync that doesn't print a speedup in dry-run mode. I feel strongly that rsync should not print a bogus value, especially when it constitutes false advertising. As for output parsers, I was under the impression that correctness trumps backward compatibility when they are in conflict. And yes, the value is correct when there is nothing to transfer, but it could be omitted in other cases. I think forcing the speedup to zero (at least when there is something to transfer) would be a reasonable compromise. That's my two cents; do as you will. Matt -- To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
