[Box Backup] Setup windows client

[Enrique Perez-Terron]

On Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:21:26 +0100, Chris Wilson <chris at qwirx.com> wrote:

[...]
> If it says Cygwin then you might be running an ancient or unsupported  
> version. What version are you using and where did you get it from>

http://www.boxbackup.org/browser/box/chris/win32/releases/boxbackup-trunk_2520-backup-client-mingw32.zip

It's the one linked from  
http://www.boxbackup.org/wiki/WindowsClientReleases as the most recent  
(2009-04-26).

In view of that date, I now suspect that quite a lot has happened to the  
sources since. Maybe I should compile the sources myself?

[...]
> It has a built-in service mode and command-line options to install and  
> remove the service:
>
> http://www.boxbackup.org/wiki/CompilationOnWindows#WindowsService

Ah, thanks. I realize that I have not read the web pages carefully enough.  
But that gets easier as I get to know them and the project.

[...]
> I think it's easier to customise the configuration file from  
> http://www.boxbackup.org/browser/box/trunk/bin/bbackupd/win32/bbackupd.conf  
> instead of the standard Unix one.

Ah again. The precompiled zip contains a file that is very similar to the  
one you point to.
I will diff mine with that one.

[...]
> Can you help us to write that script? VBS might be a good language to  
> write it in, with access to with Windows API for dialog boxes. There's  
> also a Windows installer that can be built using InstallJammer, for  
> which you can find the configuration files here:
>
> http://www.boxbackup.org/browser/box/trunk/contrib/windows/installer

I will look into it. But I am quite constrained for time, so don't expect  
to much progress for now.

Regards
Enrique

(PS: Just in case, I sent the first post using the wrong mail account. I  
am subscribed with this one.)