Ability to specify number of backup for each folders
This is my config,
WHATTOSYNC=('/home/missu/.mozilla/firefox')
USE_OVERLAYFS="yes"
USE_BACKUPS="yes"
BACKUP_LIMIT=2
I'd like to add ~/.cache/mozlla but do not want asd to take backup for this folder. Can I achieve this now? Would you be able to make it possible?
So, the config to be like this,
WHATTOSYNC=('/home/missu/.mozilla/firefox' '/home/missu/.cache/mozilla')
USE_OVERLAYFS="yes"
USE_BACKUPS="yes"
BACKUP_LIMIT=2
BACKUP_SECOND=0
As for now, a workaround is to, run two asd
Right now it isn't possible, even I wanted to do it but some infrastructure change will be required to handle all this.
Adding BACKUP_SECOND is not really a good and scalable solution. My idea would be to allow users to install specific ASD configs from throughout the system by some asd install <config> command and the syncs will be handled by just one systemd instance of core-asd running in the system, It is just an idea and the feasibility of it is not tested at this stage.
Unfortunately, I don't have the bandwidth right now to work on it. If you'd be willing to work on this then I would be happy to review the PR. Otherwise, running two ASDs can work for the meanwhile as you said.
PS: If you are trying to sync the browser configs then I would suggest using profile-sync-daemon. I am not sure of its working but it is supposed to have some additional checks which are optimised for browser instances
If you are trying to sync the browser configs then I would suggest using profile-sync-daemon.
Agreed.
The reason I'm using asd over psd is that OpenRC is my init. I never have managed to get service file working properly. OpenRC can't have "user" service files.
While, asd is to be ran as root, it works perfectly for me.
Though, asd starts fine by openrc service
I honestly haven't reviewed asd's code base in a while. But psd definitely requires systemd.
Both require systemd.
I think maybe he is not able to mimick the behaviour of systemctl --user in OpenRC. I am not sure exactly but psd is supposed to be started for each user and asd is supposed to work system-wide. Maybe that difference is causing troubles for him
I honestly haven't reviewed asd's code base in a while. But psd definitely requires systemd.
asd also uses the same AFAIR, there is also some upstart config too but I haven't really used it
he is not able to mimick the behaviour of systemctl --user in OpenRC
It can't be. Someone has already requeted it, https://github.com/OpenRC/openrc/issues/432