[PATCH] --soften-links option (fwd from md@Linux.IT) Re: rsync and debian mirrors

[Jos Backus]

On Fri, Apr 19, 2002 at 06:05:15AM -0700, Martin Pool wrote:
> Any thoughts?
> 
> I have half a mind to turn it on by default, but I guess it's better
> not to.

Looks good to me; I can imagine how this could be useful. I would not turn it
on by default because the default behavior alerts the user to the fact that
file filesystem organization is different, and the user should consciously
choose to have rsync cater for this situation.

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