Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!news.linkpendium.com!news.linkpendium.com!newsfeeds.ihug.co.nz!lust.ihug.co.nz!ihug.co.nz!not-for-mail From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: tools for programming applets Followup-To: comp.lang.java.programmer Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 12:23:56 +1200 Organization: Geek Central Lines: 53 Message-ID: References: <028d2009-98b7-43a3-b02d-83eaa89db79e@glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 118-92-95-178.dsl.dyn.ihug.co.nz Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8Bit X-Trace: lust.ihug.co.nz 1306110236 5401 118.92.95.178 (23 May 2011 00:23:56 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@ihug.co.nz NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 00:23:56 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: KNode/4.4.7 Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.programmer:4424 In message , horos22 wrote: > On May 21, 8:38 pm, Lawrence D'Oliveiro central.gen.new_zealand> wrote: > >> In message >> , >> horos22 wrote: >> >> > You really want me to clone a database, web server, >> > web configuration setup just to test one lousy applet? >> >> Just a quick rsync command. How hard could it be? > > Hm.. a quick rsync comand. Plus: > > 1. an extra box for hosting the server Run it on your development machine. > 2. installs of any centralized tools (mysql, etc) Would all be copied across with the rsync. > 3. copying of production data Again, would be done as part of the rsync. > 4. porting of the server web setup to my client Again, done by the rsync. > 5. the need to reflect any changes that production makes. Rsync again. Did you know rsync is smart? If you run it against a previous copy, it will only transfer the changes. This even applies to incremental changes to large files. How can you compare two large files across a network connection without copying most or all of one to the other side? That was the subject of Andrew Tridgell’s PhD thesis. > 6. Any cross-platform changes necessary in going from linux server to > a microsoft client. Microsoft?? > You've GOT to be kidding me. Microsoft?? No, YOU’RE the one kidding me.