more likely to eat your data. It's also missing some
probably-critical features, though fewer than it used to be.
- - It requires python >= 2.6, a C compiler, and an installed git
- version >= 1.5.6. It also requires par2 if you want fsck to be
- able to generate the information needed to recover from some types
- of corruption.
+ - It requires python 3.7 or newer (or 2.7 for a bit longer), a C
+ compiler, and an installed git version >= 1.5.6. It also requires
+ par2 if you want fsck to be able to generate the information needed
+ to recover from some types of corruption. While python 2.7 is
+ still supported, please make plans to upgrade. Python 2 upstream
+ support ended on 2020-01-01, and we plan to drop support soon too.
- It currently only works on Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OS X >= 10.4,
Solaris, or Windows (with Cygwin, and WSL). Patches to support
Notable changes introduced by a release
=======================================
+ - <a href="note/0.32-from-0.31.md">Changes in 0.32 as compared to 0.31</a>
- <a href="note/0.31-from-0.30.1.md">Changes in 0.31 as compared to 0.30.1</a>
- <a href="note/0.30.1-from-0.30.md">Changes in 0.30.1 as compared to 0.30</a>
- <a href="note/0.30-from-0.29.3.md">Changes in 0.30 as compared to 0.29.3</a>
Test status
===========
-| branch | Debian | FreeBSD | macOS |
-|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| master | [![Debian test status](https://api.cirrus-ci.com/github/bup/bup.svg?branch=master&task=debian)](https://cirrus-ci.com/github/bup/bup) | [![FreeBSD test status](https://api.cirrus-ci.com/github/bup/bup.svg?branch=master&task=freebsd)](https://cirrus-ci.com/github/bup/bup) | [![macOS test status](https://api.cirrus-ci.com/github/bup/bup.svg?branch=master&task=macos)](https://cirrus-ci.com/github/bup/bup) |
-| 0.30.x | [![Debian test status](https://api.cirrus-ci.com/github/bup/bup.svg?branch=0.30.x&task=debian)](https://cirrus-ci.com/github/bup/bup) | [![FreeBSD test status](https://api.cirrus-ci.com/github/bup/bup.svg?branch=0.30.x&task=freebsd)](https://cirrus-ci.com/github/bup/bup) | [![macOS test status](https://api.cirrus-ci.com/github/bup/bup.svg?branch=0.30.x&task=macos)](https://cirrus-ci.com/github/bup/bup) |
-| 0.29.x | [![Debian test status](https://api.cirrus-ci.com/github/bup/bup.svg?branch=0.29.x&task=debian)](https://cirrus-ci.com/github/bup/bup) | [![FreeBSD test status](https://api.cirrus-ci.com/github/bup/bup.svg?branch=0.29.x&task=freebsd)](https://cirrus-ci.com/github/bup/bup) | [![macOS test status](https://api.cirrus-ci.com/github/bup/bup.svg?branch=0.29.x&task=macos)](https://cirrus-ci.com/github/bup/bup) |
+| master | 0.30.x | 0.29.x |
+|--------|--------|--------|
+| [![master branch test status](https://api.cirrus-ci.com/github/bup/bup.svg?branch=master)](https://cirrus-ci.com/github/bup/bup) | [![0.30 branch test status](https://api.cirrus-ci.com/github/bup/bup.svg?branch=0.30.x)](https://cirrus-ci.com/github/bup/bup) | [![0.29 branch test status](https://api.cirrus-ci.com/github/bup/bup.svg?branch=0.29.x)](https://cirrus-ci.com/github/bup/bup) |
Getting started
===============
bup, please check out the latest stable release like this:
```sh
- git checkout 0.29.1
+ git checkout 0.32
```
You can see the latest stable release here:
apt-get build-dep bup
```
- Otherwise try this (substitute python2.6-dev if you have an older
- system):
+ Otherwise try this:
+
+ ```sh
+ apt-get install python3.7-dev python3-fuse
+ apt-get install python3-pyxattr python3-pytest
+ apt-get install python3-distutils
+ apt-get install pkg-config linux-libc-dev libacl1-dev
+ apt-get install gcc make acl attr rsync
+ apt-get isntall python3-pytest-xdist # optional (parallel tests)
+ apt-get install par2 # optional (error correction)
+ apt-get install libreadline-dev # optional (bup ftp)
+ apt-get install python3-tornado # optional (bup web)
+
+ ```
+ Or, if you can't yet migrate to Python 3 (please try to soon):
```sh
apt-get install python2.7-dev python-fuse
- apt-get install python-pyxattr
+ apt-get install python-pyxattr python-pytest
apt-get install pkg-config linux-libc-dev libacl1-dev
- apt-get install acl attr
+ apt-get install gcc make acl attr rsync
apt-get isntall python-pytest-xdist # optional (parallel tests)
+ apt-get install par2 # optional (error correction)
apt-get install libreadline-dev # optional (bup ftp)
apt-get install python-tornado # optional (bup web)
```
pip install tornado
```
- - Build the python module and symlinks:
+ - Build:
```sh
make
make install DESTDIR=/opt/bup PREFIX=''
```
- - The Python executable that bup will use is chosen by ./configure,
- which will search for a reasonable version unless PYTHON is set in
- the environment, in which case, bup will use that path. You can
- see which Python executable was chosen by looking at the
- configure output, or examining cmd/python-cmd.sh, and you can
- change the selection by re-running ./configure.
+ - The Python version that bup will use is determined by the
+ `python-config` program chosen by `./configure`, which will search
+ for a reasonable version unless `BUP_PYTHON_CONFIG` is set in the
+ environment. You can see which Python executable was chosen by
+ looking at the configure output, or examining
+ `config/config.var/bup-python-config`, and you can change the
+ selection by re-running `./configure`.
From binary packages
--------------------
bup is a work in progress and there are many ways it can still be improved.
If you'd like to contribute patches, ideas, or bug reports, please join the
-bup mailing list.
+<a href="mailto:bup-list@googlegroups.com">bup mailing list</a>:
You can find the mailing list archives here:
bup-list+subscribe@googlegroups.com
+You can also reach us via the
+\#bup IRC channel at ircs://irc.libera.chat:6697/bup
+on the [libera.chat](https://libera.chat/) network or via this
+[web interface](https://web.libera.chat/?channels=bup).
+
Please see <a href="HACKING">./HACKING</a> for
additional information, i.e. how to submit patches (hint - no pull
requests), how we handle branches, etc.
Have fun,
Avery
+
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