[Box Backup] bbackupquery - misleading error message on directory restore

Wolfgang Trexler boxbackup@fluffy.co.uk
Thu, 23 Jun 2005 16:20:04 +0200


Hi,

I stumbled over the following error message in bbackupquery when 
restoring to a directory (command restore) with a trailing "/" in the 
target directory name.

query > restore /files/src/ /home/user/test1/
Exception: Common OSFileOpenError (Can't open a file -- attempted to 
load a non-existant config file or bad file referenced within?) (1/2)

The same restore went well without the trailing "/"

query > restore /files/src/ /home/user/test1
...........................................................
Restore complete

Are there any reasons I can't use a trailing "/" with the target 
directory name? It would be more user friendly if a trailing "/" is 
ignored silently or at least a more explanatory error message, telling 
that there is something wrong with the target directory, should be used.


btw: Thanks for the debian sarge packages provided at 
http://debian.myreseau.org/. I think they should be mentioned somewhere 
on the boxbackup homepage at fluffy.org!


thanks & br
Wolfgang