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Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Restarting development ... or starting over
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Daniel Miller |
Subject: |
Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Restarting development ... or starting over |
Date: |
Tue, 6 Apr 2010 08:34:39 -0400 |
>> I wasn't really prepared to make this announcement so soon, but now
>> seems like a good time to let the community know. I've been working
>> on a new implementation of rdiff-backup since about a month ago when
>
> [snip]
>
> I'm not a coder... [snip]
>
> Now, on top of that I'd like to have all the fanciness present in all the
> other programs, particularly a SQL backend for the metadata storage...
Out of curiosity, if you're not a coder what do you plan to do with a SQL
backend?
I actually considered using SQLite as a backend for storing metadata, but I
just couldn't justify it since rdiff-backup would have no real benefit from the
features of SQL (complex queries, joins, etc.). The only real benefit would be
simpler random-access (for restoring selected files, for example). However,
random access in a database either requires an index, which takes extra HDD
space, or it involves a sequential scan, which is exactly what rdiff-backup
already does. Why add another layer of complexity if it's not needed? It would
likely just slow things down and add bloat to the repository. Having said all
that, I did write the new version with a well-defined "database" interface,
which means other backends (possibly MongoDB) could be added without affecting
the frontend.
~ Daniel
- [rdiff-backup-users] Restarting development, Josh Nisly, 2010/04/05
- Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Restarting development ... or starting over, Daniel Miller, 2010/04/05
- Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Restarting development ... or starting over, Matthew Miller, 2010/04/05
- Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Restarting development ... or starting over, Daniel Miller, 2010/04/05
- Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Restarting development ... or starting over, Willard Korfhage, 2010/04/05
- Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Restarting development ... or starting over, Daniel Miller, 2010/04/05
- Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Restarting development ... or starting over, Whit Blauvelt, 2010/04/05
- Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Restarting development ... or starting over, Willard Korfhage, 2010/04/05
Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Restarting development ... or starting over, Nicolas Jungers, 2010/04/06
Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Restarting development ... or starting over, Randy Syring, 2010/04/06
Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Restarting development, Randy Syring, 2010/04/06
Re: [rdiff-backup-users] Restarting development, Daniel Miller, 2010/04/06