--- /dev/null
+This patches adds the --backup-deleted option, as proposed by Jonathan
+Kames in bug 7889.
+
+To use this patch, run these commands for a successful build:
+
+ patch -p1 <patches/backup-deleted.diff
+ ./configure (optional if already run)
+ make
+
+based-on: 591c224584c04e0d6f58ece969946bd5472f7c89
+diff --git a/generator.c b/generator.c
+--- a/generator.c
++++ b/generator.c
+@@ -1702,7 +1702,7 @@ static void recv_generator(char *fname, struct file_struct *file, int ndx,
+ goto notify_others;
+
+ if (read_batch || whole_file) {
+- if (inplace && make_backups > 0 && fnamecmp_type == FNAMECMP_FNAME) {
++ if (inplace && make_backups > 1 && fnamecmp_type == FNAMECMP_FNAME) {
+ if (!(backupptr = get_backup_name(fname)))
+ goto cleanup;
+ if (!(back_file = make_file(fname, NULL, NULL, 0, NO_FILTERS)))
+@@ -1738,7 +1738,7 @@ static void recv_generator(char *fname, struct file_struct *file, int ndx,
+ goto notify_others;
+ }
+
+- if (inplace && make_backups > 0 && fnamecmp_type == FNAMECMP_FNAME) {
++ if (inplace && make_backups > 1 && fnamecmp_type == FNAMECMP_FNAME) {
+ if (!(backupptr = get_backup_name(fname))) {
+ close(fd);
+ goto cleanup;
+@@ -1877,7 +1877,7 @@ int atomic_create(struct file_struct *file, char *fname, const char *lnk,
+ skip_atomic = 0;
+
+ if (del_for_flag) {
+- if (make_backups > 0 && !dir_in_the_way) {
++ if (make_backups > 1 && !dir_in_the_way) {
+ if (!make_backup(fname, skip_atomic))
+ return 0;
+ } else if (skip_atomic) {
+diff --git a/options.c b/options.c
+--- a/options.c
++++ b/options.c
+@@ -674,6 +674,7 @@ void usage(enum logcode F)
+ rprintf(F," -R, --relative use relative path names\n");
+ rprintf(F," --no-implied-dirs don't send implied dirs with --relative\n");
+ rprintf(F," -b, --backup make backups (see --suffix & --backup-dir)\n");
++ rprintf(F," --backup-deleted make backups only of deleted files\n");
+ rprintf(F," --backup-dir=DIR make backups into hierarchy based in DIR\n");
+ rprintf(F," --suffix=SUFFIX set backup suffix (default %s w/o --backup-dir)\n",BACKUP_SUFFIX);
+ rprintf(F," -u, --update skip files that are newer on the receiver\n");
+@@ -982,7 +983,8 @@ static struct poptOption long_options[] = {
+ {"no-i", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &itemize_changes, 0, 0, 0 },
+ {"bwlimit", 0, POPT_ARG_STRING, &bwlimit_arg, OPT_BWLIMIT, 0, 0 },
+ {"no-bwlimit", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &bwlimit, 0, 0, 0 },
+- {"backup", 'b', POPT_ARG_VAL, &make_backups, 1, 0, 0 },
++ {"backup", 'b', POPT_ARG_VAL, &make_backups, 2, 0, 0 },
++ {"backup-deleted", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &make_backups, 1, 0, 0 },
+ {"no-backup", 0, POPT_ARG_VAL, &make_backups, 0, 0, 0 },
+ {"backup-dir", 0, POPT_ARG_STRING, &backup_dir, 0, 0, 0 },
+ {"suffix", 0, POPT_ARG_STRING, &backup_suffix, 0, 0, 0 },
+@@ -2520,6 +2522,10 @@ void server_options(char **args, int *argc_p)
+ }
+
+ if (am_sender) {
++ /* A remote sender just needs the above -b option.
++ * A remote receiver will override that with this option. */
++ if (make_backups == 1)
++ args[ac++] = "--backup-deleted";
+ if (max_delete > 0) {
+ if (asprintf(&arg, "--max-delete=%d", max_delete) < 0)
+ goto oom;
+diff --git a/receiver.c b/receiver.c
+--- a/receiver.c
++++ b/receiver.c
+@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ static void handle_delayed_updates(char *local_name)
+ struct file_struct *file = cur_flist->files[ndx];
+ fname = local_name ? local_name : f_name(file, NULL);
+ if ((partialptr = partial_dir_fname(fname)) != NULL) {
+- if (make_backups > 0 && !make_backup(fname, False))
++ if (make_backups > 1 && !make_backup(fname, False))
+ continue;
+ if (DEBUG_GTE(RECV, 1)) {
+ rprintf(FINFO, "renaming %s to %s\n",
+@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ int recv_files(int f_in, int f_out, char *local_name)
+ } else {
+ /* Reminder: --inplace && --partial-dir are never
+ * enabled at the same time. */
+- if (inplace && make_backups > 0) {
++ if (inplace && make_backups > 1) {
+ if (!(fnamecmp = get_backup_name(fname)))
+ fnamecmp = fname;
+ else
+diff --git a/rsync.c b/rsync.c
+--- a/rsync.c
++++ b/rsync.c
+@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ int finish_transfer(const char *fname, const char *fnametmp,
+ goto do_set_file_attrs;
+ }
+
+- if (make_backups > 0 && overwriting_basis) {
++ if (make_backups > 1 && overwriting_basis) {
+ int ok = make_backup(fname, False);
+ if (!ok)
+ return 1;
+diff --git a/rsync.yo b/rsync.yo
+--- a/rsync.yo
++++ b/rsync.yo
+@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ to the detailed description below for a complete description. verb(
+ -R, --relative use relative path names
+ --no-implied-dirs don't send implied dirs with --relative
+ -b, --backup make backups (see --suffix & --backup-dir)
++ --backup-deleted make backups only of deleted files
+ --backup-dir=DIR make backups into hierarchy based in DIR
+ --suffix=SUFFIX backup suffix (default ~ w/o --backup-dir)
+ -u, --update skip files that are newer on the receiver
+@@ -731,6 +732,11 @@ in the list so that it has a high enough priority to be effective (e.g., if
+ your rules specify a trailing inclusion/exclusion of '*', the auto-added
+ rule would never be reached).
+
++dit(bf(--backup-deleted)) With this option, deleted destination files are
++renamed, while modified destination files are not. Otherwise, this option
++behaves the same as bf(--backup), described above. Note that if bf(--backup)
++is also specified, whichever option is specified last takes precedence.
++
+ dit(bf(--backup-dir=DIR)) In combination with the bf(--backup) option, this
+ tells rsync to store all backups in the specified directory on the receiving
+ side. This can be used for incremental backups. You can additionally