[pbs-devel] [PATCH-SERIES v4 pxar proxmox-backup proxmox-widget-toolkit 00/26] fix #3174: improve file-level backup

[Christian Ebner]

> On 13.11.2023 16:35 CET Fabian Grünbichler <f.gruenbichler at proxmox.com> wrote:
> 
> IMHO the downside of requiring two runs for the change-detection to
> become effective (which is the case for new groups anyhow) is far
> smaller than unconditionally breaking all catalog-related features for
> older clients with no way of opting out. especially since some of those
> features are server-side (file browsing/download for unencrypted
> backups, for example), and you might have a mix of clients accessing a
> PBS repo. the first run that just changes the catalog format to support
> subsequent runs could easily detect and log this state prominently to
> avoid confusion.

Okay, agreed! I will make the catalog v2 format be conditionally used.