From: Michael Neumann <mneumann@...>
Date: 2007-09-01T05:02:30+09:00
Subject: Re: rsync functionality in Ruby?

On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:50:05 +0200, Paul van Delst  
<Paul.vanDelst@noaa.gov> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I wrote a ruby script to allow me to automatically update a repository  
> working copy from an unversioned hierarchy. I use rsync to synchronise  
> the directories prior to svn add/delete and commit. Worked great on my  
> test system (linux). However, because of security issues, on the system  
> where this script will be used there is no rsync utility available.

Can't you compile it yourself as a user? If not, could you compile "cpdup"?
I'm not sure it runs on Linux, but it's perfect on *BSDs.

Just compile it with ./configure --prefix=$HOME/usr. That usually works  
for any
program. I do it regularily to install Ruby as a non-root user.

I don't think rsync installed as user is in any way more dangerous than  
Ruby.

Hope this helps.

Regards,

   Michael