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rsync to copy files?
- From: Bob Friesenhahn <bfriesen at simple dot dallas dot tx dot us>
- To: automake at gnu dot org
- Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 18:08:15 -0500 (CDT)
- Subject: rsync to copy files?
A package I am working with needs to install many large files. In the
course of package development it is necessary to execute 'make
install' many times. These large files never change.
I have learned that using 'rsync' to copy files improves the install
time quite dramatically for repeat installs. Even for files that
change sometimes (executables, libraries, formatted documentation), it
is quite common for subsequent installs to copy identical files since
the files are already built/generated.
Perhaps automake might consider checking for 'rsync' and making use of
it if it is available (and works)?
Bob
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Bob Friesenhahn
bfriesen@simple.dallas.tx.us
http://www.simplesystems.org/users/bfriesen