[2018-07-12 20:48:45] EXCEPTION: Failed to archive uploads.
tar: Option --warning=no-file-changed is not supported
Usage:
List: tar -tf <archive-filename>
Extract: tar -xf <archive-filename>
Create: tar -cf <archive-filename> [filenames...]
Help: tar --help
I can’t recall the details, but apparently I was having backups fail because something changed while the backup was happening. The only way that I can think of for files to change during a backup is for something to get moved to tombstone, or a file is being uploaded when tar starts?
I suspect that another solution (other than for luck during a backup) is to turn on read only during backup.
Having to install homebrew to make development work on the Mac does seem onerous. I have been using the gnu utilities for decades, so I didn’t think about them not being available on the Mac.
I guess the simple thing is to revert my change. Or we could test which version of tar is available.
Installing Homebrew is a part of the Mac setup guide. If gnu-tar needs to be used for compressing backups, then we just need to update Install Discourse on macOS for development.