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musher0 · Posted: Sat 25 Aug 2018, 16:52 Post subject:

Hi folks.

Bumping up an old but useful thread, with many thanks
to forum member r__hugues for remembering

(Suggestion: Browse the thread backwards, if you wish
to get the updates, the corrections and the locales.)

BFN.

musher0 · Posted: Sat 25 Aug 2018, 17:25 Post subject:

Hi guys.

A few notes --

1) Double-checking, I realized the *.desktop file had not been corrected
with nilson morales' correction. So here goes.

Please install ASRI's version of the pet, then squish the original
"Pupsave-hot-backup.desktop" file at /usr/share/applications with
the following:

glene77is · Joined: 17 Aug 2010 Posts: 154 Location: Memphis, TN, USA

2byte
... post edit 191129, gae
... post edit 191204, gae
...
Your "hot backup" is Very well written.
Good code technique.
Your BASH skills far exceed mine !
Be proud of your work !
...
We really like the way you check the OS for requirements,
and then provide a Date-Time-Stamp extension, and ".tar.gz".
We would like to add this feature into "Packit".
...
Have used Linux and Puppy distributions for 7 years.
Now,we Moved on into UpupBB.03 +15 .
PeaBee has done fine work there, with repeated refinements.
...
We make frequent use of our modified version of "/usr/sbin/save2flash",
in which I give proper credit to the author,
and made simple mods to the display splash.
...
We used 'hot backup' for a long time, as pupsave-backup 1.2.1
Worked really fine in original form.
We made mods to suit our application needs in our shop.
...
Still make frequent use of our 'modified' version
of your "hot backup" pupsave-backup 1.2.1 ,
about 7 times a day.
...
Our version is titled "pupsave-back-2-tar",
and we placed your name credit in the header
and in the script code
as you are the original author of the original "hot backup".
...
[#* Note: rationale for our version :
#* We always "save2flash" manually, custom script, with an icon on desktop.
#* We Never allow automatic SnapMergePuppy .
#* etoN:]
...

So, we started tinkering with your "pupsave-backup 1.2.1".
Then, we started culling options and code which we never required.
(1) culled the code referring to SnapMergePuppy.
(2) defaulted to a backup to file.tar.gz always.
(3) culled extra dialogs that were always answered positively.
(4) killed a lingering splash box ( remained forever ).
So, now it just does a "Backup-2-Tar", and does not conflict with "save2flash".
...
Attached is our newly modified version , in zip file, dated 191204,
for your perusal and comment.
...
We do not intend our version to be a replacement for your excellent project.
We look forward to reading through your new v: 1.3 .
...
Our real projects are at www.GeoCities.WS/glenE77is/
published in Europe on ResearchGate.net.
..

glene77is · Joined: 17 Aug 2010 Posts: 154 Location: Memphis, TN, USA

Guys,

UPDATE
.
We have uploaded a zip file of our mod version of your "Hot Backup",
dated 191207-1945
.
Fixed or hid some little bugs from the original.
.
We tried to get the version from 2014-0515, "phb-core" running
in this system, UpupBB-03+15, but it failed.
Peeking into the code did not reveal he error.
Perhaps his distro of Puppy Linux has a dependency.
.

Our work was a revision of "pupsave-backup 1.2.1" by 2byte.
Our script is titled "/usr/sbin/" "upupsave-back-2-tar"
and it runs successfuly in :
Tahr-606, UpupBB-03 ( +10, +12, +14, +15 ) .

.
Attached are screen shots.

p310don · Posted: Sun 24 Nov 2019, 00:20 Post subject:

An excellent extension of this utility would be to back up the saved save file to an online host, eg your google drive, using the drive command or rclone

glene77is · Joined: 17 Aug 2010 Posts: 154 Location: Memphis, TN, USA