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nekosync-1.2

stuart
From Cambridge, UK
Who joined Aug. 23, 2004, 5:37 p.m.

Wrote the following at Jan. 30, 2006, 1:30 a.m...

nekosync-1.2 is now available from here !

If you don't know what nekosync is or does, then these previous threads should help to explain things:

Updated: nekosync-1.1
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Changes:

The biggest change is the addition of a command-line interface, meaning that you can make one-off configuration changes without editing any files (and, indeed, with enough typing nekosync can now be used without any configuration file). " nekosync --help " will list all of the available options, and " nekosync --show " will show what the current value of these options are: " nekosync --show=default " will show the built-in values, " nekosync --show=file " will show the values stored in the active configuration file, and " nekosync --show " or " nekosync --show=actual " will show the values that will actually be used.

The centre column of " --show " output is the command-line option used to set the value in question, and a coloured exclamation mark means that a specified binary or directory doesn't exist or can't be read/written to/executed.

Alver
From Wetteren, Belgium
Who joined Dec. 7, 2005, 4:46 p.m.

Wrote the following at Jan. 30, 2006, 9:20 a.m...

Nice

first thing on the todo list for friday!

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stuart
From Cambridge, UK
Who joined Aug. 23, 2004, 5:37 p.m.

Wrote the following at Feb. 21, 2006, 3:29 a.m...

Whoops - I've just spotted a stupid mistake I made when I added command-line support to nekosync, which means that if you specify " --get " or " --sync " on the command line, any mirror location read from your config file is stomped on - so nothing happens unless you also specify a mirror at the same time. This is now fixed, and " nekosync.pl --sync " now works as expected.

I've created an updated package, which is available from here .

If you run " nekosync.pl --version " then the latest version will return " 1.2-5 " - please upgrade if you are using any other nekosync version, as the latest releases have much improved verification features, meaning that you won't now lose any data in the event of a network glitch or partially-updated index on the server.

stuart
From Cambridge, UK
Who joined Aug. 23, 2004, 5:37 p.m.

Wrote the following at Feb. 22, 2006, 10:23 a.m...

Earlier today I uploaded I uploaded nekosync 1.2-6 .

Changes:

nekosync.conf

enabled

The update check downloads a single tiny file from my server to see what the latest version of nekosync is - no personal data is stored or sent at any time, in any form. Furthermore, nekosync will only tell you if there is an update - it will not download updates automatically.

You can check for updates without sync'ing by running " nekosync.pl --checkonly "

ka0s
From The Netherlands
Who joined March 20, 2004, 5:23 a.m.

Wrote the following at Feb. 27, 2006, 4:49 a.m...

I had this problem before and now I have it again on a different machine:
Nekosync won't unpack the downloaded tardists into the inst directory

This being confirmed by the software manager when it finds an empty inst directory.

Any ideas what may cause this ?
I have all the prereqs Bash, Perl, GNU tar and wget.

I can feel it, my mind is going ....

stuart
From Cambridge, UK
Who joined Aug. 23, 2004, 5:37 p.m.

Wrote the following at Feb. 27, 2006, 5:06 a.m...

Exactly what errors do you see when running nekosync (if any)?
What is the output of "nekosync --show"
What is the base version of your config file (first line of nekosync.conf - which should be 1.3)
What are your settings for $safe and $pretend?
Did you create the dist/inst directories yourself, or did you let nekosync do it? Are you running nekosync as the same user as you first ran it with?
Do the permissions on your dist/inst directories look sensible?

If you're still having problems, could you run "nekosync --verbose --debug" and email me the output?

Cheers,

Stuart

Alver
From Wetteren, Belgium
Who joined Dec. 7, 2005, 4:46 p.m.

Wrote the following at Feb. 27, 2006, 5:07 a.m...

ka0s wrote: Nekosync won't unpack the downloaded tardists into the inst directory

The permissions for all (sub)dirs are set, right? If they are, this is VERY weird. :shock:

while (!asleep()) sheep++;

ka0s
From The Netherlands
Who joined March 20, 2004, 5:23 a.m.

Wrote the following at Feb. 27, 2006, 5:36 a.m...

stuart wrote:

Exactly what errors do you see when running nekosync (if any)?

What is the output of "nekosync --show"

What is the base version of your config file (first line of nekosync.conf - which should be 1.3)

What are your settings for $safe and $pretend?

Did you create the dist/inst directories yourself, or did you let nekosync do it? Are you running nekosync as the same user as you first ran it with?

Do the permissions on your dist/inst directories look sensible?

If you're still having problems, could you run "nekosync --verbose --debug" and email me the output?[/list]

No errors when running nekosync ( run as root )
Output nekosync --show :

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root@Oct2:/var/tmp/nekoware # ./nekosync.pl --show


Use of uninitialized value in -x at ./nekosync.pl line 514.


Use of uninitialized value in -x at ./nekosync.pl line 518.


Use of uninitialized value in -x at ./nekosync.pl line 522.


nekosync 1.2-6 actual values:




File Locations


--------------




tardist download path:   --dist       = "/usr/tmp/nekoware/dist"


Path for unpacked files: --inst       = "/usr/tmp/nekoware/inst"


Temporary Directory:     --temp       = "/usr/tmp"


Directory for old files: --old        = "obsolete"


(resolves to:                           "/usr/tmp/nekoware/dist/obsolete")




Binary locations


----------------




Path to GNU binaries:    --path       = "/usr/nekoware/bin"


tar command:             --tar        = "/usr/nekoware/bin/tar ..."


get command:             --wget       = "/usr/nekoware/bin/wget -q --passive-ftp -nd -np -O -"


sync command:            --rsync      = "/usr/sbin/rsync -bultS --delete-after -T /usr/tmp --suffix=\'\' --numeric-ids  ..."




Download locations


------------------




Index file:                             "descript.ion"


HTTP mirror:             --mirror     = "http://www.mechanics.citg.tudelft.nl/~everdij/nekoware/current"


rsync mirror:            --mirror     = "mech001.citg.tudelft.nl::nekoware/current/*.tardist"




General settings


----------------




Synchronisation method:      --get




Verbose output:              --noverbose


Debug output:                --nodebug


Safe file handling:          --safe


Modify filesystem:           --pretend


Delete obsolete files:       --nodelete




Deletion warning threshold:  --warn       = "10"




Terminal width:              --width      = "80"




Launch swmgr on completion:  --swmgr




Correctly configured:        --configured = yes




Versions


--------




nekosync version:                           1.2-6


nekosync latest version:                    1.2-6


nekosync is up to date:                     yes


Check for updates?           --update =     no

Here's the nekosync.conf file :

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## nekosync configureation file, v1.3




#


# Please choose a mirror!


#


# Note that only "descript.ion" and the tardists are directly


# accessed, so there is no mirroring of other files or HTML.


#


mirror = 'http://www.mechanics.citg.tudelft.nl/~everdij/nekoware/current';


#$mirror = 'ftp://ftp.nekochan.net/pub/downloads/Nekoware/current';


#$mirror = 'http://mimgfx.homeunix.net/nekoware';


#$mirror = 'http://inferno.murdoch.edu.au/mincs/irix/nekochan';


#$mirror = 'http://reality.sgiweb.org/nekochan/current';




#


# rsync mirror to use (if "rsync" is chosen over "get" as the method to use)


#


rmirror = 'mech001.citg.tudelft.nl::nekoware/current/*.tardist';




#


# Space-separated additional paths to download data from


# (e.g. "beta", or "incoming http://mymirror.tld/nekoware" )


# HTTP and FTP additional servers are supported.


#


# (Only in effect when *not* using rsync - if you use rsync, try


#  adjusting $rmirror and $rsyncargs)


#


extra = "beta";




#


# Should nekosync check whether a more up to date release is available before


# downloading packages?


# (use the "--checkonly" command line option to check this and exit)


#


updatecheck = TRUE;




#


# distloc is the location in which to save the downloaded .tardists;


# instloc is where the extracted files should be installed from.


#


distloc = "/usr/tmp/nekoware/dist";


instloc = "/usr/tmp/nekoware/inst";




#


# gnupath sets where to find sensible versions of standard tools,


# and the "bash" shell.  This can safely be set to anywhere that


# bash-2.05 or higher is installed, therefore generally '/usr/gnu/bin'


# or '/usr/nekoware/bin'.


#


gnupath = '/usr/nekoware/bin';




#


# Should packages be fetched with $get (TRUE), or sync'd with $rsync (FALSE)?


#


useget = TRUE;




#


# Output verbose (and mostly superfluous ;) additional information.


#


verbose = FALSE;




##


## NB: To actually erase files, both $safe and $pretend must be FALSE


##




#


# Do not create distribution or installation directories, and don't


# erase/move files.


#


safe = FALSE;




#


# Don't extract tardists or erase/move obsolete files.


#


pretend = FALSE;




#


# Move old tardists to an "obsolete" directory (FALSE) or delete them (TRUE)?


# (Only when *not* using rsync)


#


delete = FALSE;




#


# Launch swmgr on completion?


#


launchswmgr = TRUE;




#


# Delete or comment-out the following line to confirm that you have


# configured nekosync.  Pay special attention to the $safe and


# $pretend variables!


#


configured = FALSE;




#


##


## The settings below will be correct for almost everyone - please don't alter


## them unless you know what you're doing!


##


#




#


# Which stanadard "tar", "wget", and "rsync" utilities should be used?


#


# ("wget" can be substituted with any alternative utility if


#  desired - but it must have wget's "-O" option to output


#  downloaded data to STDOUT)


#


tar   = "/usr/nekoware/bin/tar";


get   = "/usr/nekoware/bin/wget";


#$rsync = "/usr/neokware/bin/rsync";




#


# Pass arguments to the "get" binary...


#


getargs = '-q --passive-ftp -nd -np -O';




#


# ...and additional options for the "rsync" binary.


#


rsyncargs = '-v -z --delete --progress';




# set vi:syntax=perl

I can feel it, my mind is going ....

stuart
From Cambridge, UK
Who joined Aug. 23, 2004, 5:37 p.m.

Wrote the following at Feb. 27, 2006, 7:31 a.m...

I've fixed those initial " Use of uninitialized value " warnings now, and I've spotted an error with selecting which rsync binary to use. Additionally, the output of " --show " has been improved to highlight possible problems more clearly.

Updates can be downloaded now - run " nekosync --checkonly " to see them!

You don't seem to have altered the " $configured " line in the config file above - did you run " nekosync --configured "? Where did you install the configuration file (with the latest version of nekosync, this information is included in the " --show " output)?

Could you email me the output of nekosync when run with " --debug --verbose " as arguments, please?

ka0s
From The Netherlands
Who joined March 20, 2004, 5:23 a.m.

Wrote the following at Feb. 28, 2006, 2:11 p.m...

I will post a reply of the output as soon as possible, I'm stuck at work at the moment....
Damn.....

I can feel it, my mind is going ....

BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.

Wrote the following at Feb. 28, 2006, 2:21 p.m...

Hi

I've just downloaded 1.2-7.1 but can't execute it correctly. The following appears:

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bx_octane 21# ./nekosync.pl


sh: bash:  not found


sh: bash:  not found


sh: bash:  not found


NOTICE: No external configuration file found, using defaults...




Use of uninitialized value in string eq at ./nekosync.pl line 584.


nekosync has not yet been configured - please edit


/etc/nekosync.conf and ensure that sane defaults are set before


re-running.

I've allreeady edited nekosync.conf (with get option), but the two files are in "/_nekoware_tardists_/". Is this a problem?

I can't find the solution by myself. Can you help me?

Thanks in advance. Have a good day.

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joerg
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Wrote the following at Feb. 28, 2006, 2:46 p.m...

Put the nekosync.conf into your /usr/nekoware/etc and try again.

regards
Joerg

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stuart
From Cambridge, UK
Who joined Aug. 23, 2004, 5:37 p.m.

Wrote the following at Feb. 28, 2006, 3:07 p.m...

D'oh! That " Use of uninitialized value " (which is harmless) was in the rsync detection code I just added. I reckon they're all fixed now - prove me wrong with the next release

Bear in mind that nekosync (currently) uses bash to discover the location of the required utilities - so you must have bash installed and either in your PATH , run nekosync with the " --path " option, or set $gnupath in the config file.

Speaking of which, nekosync looks for its config file in ~/.nekosync.conf , /usr/nekoware/etc/nekosync.conf , and finally /etc/nekosync.conf - so your (edited) config should be placed in one of these three locations.

In any case, if you run " nekosync --show " then it will highlight any problems with an exclamation mark and colour (if run on an xterm/aterm/etc.) - which is a real help in diagnosing problems.

BetXen
From Vevey, Switzerland
Who joined Sept. 21, 2004, 12:05 p.m.

Wrote the following at March 1, 2006, 1:32 a.m...

Hello

Thanks a lot for your answers. I'll try this evening.

Just two remarks.

1) The first time I've launched nekosync.pl, it has said to me that the .conf was not edited/configured. Actually it was, but I had forgotten to set "configured=TRUE". Nekosync.conf wasn't in /usr/nekoware/etc but the perl found it here "without problems" the next time. Strange...

2) In the .conf file, one can find

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