X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <4579C7C3.1030001@cygwin.com> Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2006 15:14:59 -0500 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.0.8) Gecko/20061108 Fedora/1.5.0.8-1.fc4.remi Thunderbird/1.5.0.8 Mnenhy/0.7.4.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: FIX for : skipping overly long name error References: <4579BE18 DOT 4030001 AT derytelecom DOT ca> In-Reply-To: <4579BE18.4030001@derytelecom.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Steeve Juair wrote: > Hello, > I currently have a problem about rsync and long file name > limit in RSYNC. I used rsync+ssh for backup remote windows server. The > problem that I would like to know if you have new version or a path > avaible to solve this problem about the max length 260 characters. > > For this error :building file list ... skipping overly long name: > > I found since the rsync version 2.6.7 you have increase the buffer size > for solve some problems with cygwin. Also I have installed the last > version of cynwin and replace for the last version of cwrsync 2.6.9 and > I have the same problem again. > > Cut for rsync 2.6.7 news > > - Some buffer sizes were expanded a bit, particularly on systems where > MAXPATHLEN is overly small (e.g. cygwin). > > I found your answer on malling list : > http://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2005-04/msg00395.html > > So did you have a solution for that As the posting above that you referenced indicates, there is no solution for this that will work with Win9x/Me versions of Windows. There is the solution mentioned for other Windows versions but it's quite some work to make this happen. Since Cygwin is dropping support for Win9x/Me versions, it's now more reasonable to solve this problem but . -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/