--backup-dir-dels=DIR patch

[Matt McCutchen]

On Sat, 2008-03-08 at 21:52 -0500, Robert DuToit wrote:
> I think I am missing something with the backup-dir-dels.diff patch.  
> How does that differ from the original --backup -backup-dir=DIR  
> option?

It lets you specify a different suffix and/or directory for deleted
destination files as compared to overwritten files.

> Using the original one works fine (on patched or non-patched  
> rsync), putting deleted source files into the DIR on destination, but  
> when I run --backup -backup-dir-dels=DIR, nothing happens to the  
> deleted files.

This is the result of a logic error in the backup-dir-dels patch: it
decides whether to do a simple or parallel-tree backup based on whether
--backup-dir is set, regardless of whether the file in question is being
overwritten or deleted.  Thus, --backup-dir-dels currently only has an
effect if you also specify a --backup-dir.  I will look into getting
this fixed.

Matt