Don't check ACLs in t/compare-trees on FreeBSD.

[bup.git] / README.md

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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ From source
    as root):
 
             yum groupinstall "Development Tools"
-            yum install python python-dev
+            yum install python python-devel
             yum install fuse-python pyxattr pylibacl
             yum install perl-Time-HiRes
 
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ Binary packages of bup are known to be built for the following OSes:
 Using bup
 ---------
 
+ - Initialize the default BUP_DIR:
+
+        bup init
+
  - Try making a local backup as a tar file:
  
         tar -cvf - /etc | bup split -n local-etc -vv
@@ -254,8 +258,8 @@ Notes on NetBSD/pkgsrc
    traversal code ("fts") in NetBSD's libc will interpret this as a
    cycle and error out, so "ls -R" and "find" will not work.
 
- - It is not clear if extended attribute and POSIX acl support does
-   anything useful.
+ - There is no support for ACLs.  If/when some enterprising person
+   fixes this, adjust t/compare-trees.
 
 
 Notes on Cygwin
@@ -264,6 +268,20 @@ Notes on Cygwin
  - There is no support for ACLs.  If/when some entrprising person
    fixes this, adjust t/compare-trees.
 
+ - In t/test.sh, two tests have been disabled.  These tests check to
+   see that repeated saves produce identical trees and that an
+   intervening index doesn't change the SHA1.  Apparently Cygwin has
+   some unusual behaviors with respect to access times (that probably
+   warrant further investigation).  Possibly related:
+   http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2007-06/msg00436.html
+
+
+Notes on OS X
+-------------
+
+ - There is no support for ACLs.  If/when some entrprising person
+   fixes this, adjust t/compare-trees.
+
 
 How it works
 ============
@@ -397,7 +415,7 @@ mailing list (see below) if you'd like to help.
     
  - bup needs better documentation.
  
-    According to a recent article about git in Linux Weekly News
+    According to a recent article about bup in Linux Weekly News
     (https://lwn.net/Articles/380983/), "it's a bit short on examples and
     a user guide would be nice."  Documentation is the sort of thing that
     will never be great unless someone from outside contributes it (since