(alpha): Use rsync rather than scp, so the destination

file is created only after the successful completion of the copy.

diff --git a/Makefile.maint b/Makefile.maint
index 851555f18b00fbf876b55d90a097f3eb3236eb18..cf2bb277d513c80057d08c63d9ac1553f22038ec 100644 (file)
--- a/Makefile.maint
+++ b/Makefile.maint
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ alpha: writable-files po-check
        cvs ci -m. $(prev_version_file)
        @echo =====================================
        @echo =====================================
-       @echo 'scp $(xd-delta) $(distdir).tar.gz \'
+       @echo 'rsync -e ssh --pro -av $(xd-delta) $(distdir).tar.gz \'
        @echo '  $(b_host):$(b_real_dir)'
        @echo '# send the /tmp/announcement e-mail'
        @echo =====================================