On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 10:47:16AM -0800, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> > It seems like we could use
> >
> > (cd src && tar cf - .) | (cd dst && tar xf -)
> >
> > here as a more portable alternative. I don't think we can rely on rsync
> > being everywhere.
>
> Thanks; I wasn't even aware that we used rsync in our tests. We
> certainly do not want to rely on it.
I don't think we do.
Grepping for rsync in t/, it is mentioned in three places:
1. In t1509, we use it, but that test script does not run unless you
set a bunch of environment variables to enable it.
2. In a sample patch for t4100. Obviously this one doesn't execute. :)
3. In t5500, to test "rsync:" protocol supported. This is behind a
check that we can run rsync at all (though it does not properly use
prereqs or use the normal "skip" procedure).
> Why not "cp -r src dst", though?
I was assuming that the "-P" in the original had some purpose. My "cp
-r" does not seem to dereference symlinks, but maybe there is something
I am missing.
-Peff
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