[Box Backup] Exclude lists

[Chris Wilson]

Hi Ben and all,

I have a quick question for you. In 
boxbackup-0.09/lib/backupclient/BackupClientMakeExcludeList.h, directory 
and file exclusions are treated in exactly the same way, So backup 
location ExcludeFile and ExcludeDir directives end up in the same list, as 
do Exclude(File|Dir)(sRegex)? and the corresponding 
AlwaysInclude(File|Dir)(sRegex)?.

Is there a reason for the file/directory distinction? Would it make sense 
to simplify the configuration syntax to eliminate the distinction between 
files and directories?

I say this because I've restarted work on my cross-platform GUI for 
Boxbackup, this time concentrating on using the existing functionality, 
rather than extending Boxbackup to include more status information. This 
way I can help more people sooner, without upsetting you by submitting bad 
patches to Boxbackup :-)

The GUI still needs a lot of work, but if anybody would like to see it, 
then they are welcome to drop me an email. I am happy to release the 
source under the GPL, but I would like your written permission to do so, 
if it's not too much trouble, as it includes a copy of the Boxbackup 
source, and relies on much of the code, and I think that I may need your 
permission to distribute it as such.

Be warned that currently, it doesn't have much functionality. You can 
inspect some aspects of your configuration, but not change them yet, and 
you can see a list (tree) of files on the server, but not manipulate them 
yet.

C++ programming is really hard (for me, as a beginner). Hats off to you 
Ben for your hard work on Box. Writing my own (medium-sized) C++ 
application has given me a better idea of just how much work you must have 
had to do in writing Box.

Cheers, Chris.
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