10.3: A workaround for a psync Panther error

Nov 02, '03 06:16:00PM

Contributed by: MacManDan

For those of us who rely on psync for backups (and probably Carbon Copy Cloner) have been saddened by the fact that psync is not currently supported for 10.3. However, through much rummaging and a little thought, I have found a fix (you must have the Xcode dev tools installed):

  1. Download this 30KB file
  2. Un-tar the file
  3. Open terminal and type 'cd ' (note the space after the cd), and drag the MacOSX-File-0.66 folder into the terminal, and push enter. You should now be in the MacOSX-File-0.66 folder.
  4. Type the following commands in the terminal window (case is important):
    % curl -O http://www.dan.co.jp/cases/macosx/panther.pat
    % patch -p1 < panther.pat
    % perl Makefile.PL
    % make CC=gcc3
    % make test
    % sudo make install
    
    Note that if you get an error while doing the command make CC=gcc3, you may have to use make CC=gcc2 instead. Some people can use gcc2, and others can use gcc3. I would assume gcc3 is better, however, since it is a newer compiler. Apparently having done a clean install makes the difference, although I'm not absolutely sure.
It should now be installed. I have tried it using CCC, and it seems to work great and clone successfully.

Thanks to:
http://www.dan.co.jp/cases/macosx/psync.html
http://www.mail-archive.com/macosx@perl.org/msg05485.html
For ideas for this hint...

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