bru

[luoma at capybara.pn.com (Robert Luoma)]

Dan Demus wrote --
> 
> Anyone-
> The Linux Journal has an ad for: BRU Backup Restore Utility.  Has
> anyone tried it?

Yes, I have tried it, for two reasons
  1) I have a collection of bru archive tapes from non-Linux systems
     and I wanted to read them (it did)
  2) I am a bit excessive about archival error-checking and
     bru seemed to offer a bit more than the standard gnu-tar

I have mixed feelings about the performance.
I used the scripts "fullbru" and "incbru"
and on incbru, I got a SIGSEGV error and the program
crashed.  I did get a prompt reply from Enhanced Software Technologies
(the bru-meisters), but the reply left me a bit uneasy,
namely that the error arises from memory and kernel
limitations of Linux when using full verbosity.
I realize that Linux still has rough edges, but I
would have appreciated knowing which versions
of linux are fully compatible with the current bru
(I have sent an email letter off with this request).

> Does anyone recommend anything else?

I would be interested to learn of another.

-- 
Robert Luoma    <luoma at capybara.pn.com>