--- a/bin/ftbackup	Fri Apr 29 12:20:03 2011 +0200
+++ b/bin/ftbackup	Fri Apr 29 16:25:17 2011 +0200
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 my $HOSTNAME = hostname;
 my $NOW      = time();
 
-my $opt_level     = undef;
+my $opt_level     = 7;
 my $opt_today     = strftime("%F", localtime $NOW);
 my @opt_debug     = ();
 my $opt_verbose   = 0;
@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@
 sub calculate_level($@) {
     my ($cycle, @devs) = @_;
 
+
     foreach my $dev (@devs) {
         if (defined $opt_level) {
             $dev->{level} = $opt_level;
@@ -546,24 +547,18 @@
         {
             $dev->{level} = 0;
         }
-        else { $dev->{level} = 1 }
+        else { $dev->{level} = 0 }
 
         # now we'll see if the level really saves space compared
         # with the next lower level
         my @estimates;
-        while (my $l = $dev->{level} > 0) {
+        while ((my $l = $dev->{level}) > 0) {
             $estimates[$l]     //= get_estimate($dev, $l);
             $estimates[$l - 1] //= get_estimate($dev, $l - 1);
-
-            last
-              if my $savings =
-                  ($estimates[$l - 1] - $estimates[$l]) / $estimates[$l - 1] >=
-                  0.10;
-            warn
-"% savings for level $dev->{level} on $dev->{dev} are @{[int($savings * 100)]}%: ",
-              "will use level ", $dev->{level} - 1, "\n";
+	    last if ($estimates[$l - 1] - $estimates[$l]) / $estimates[$l - 1] >= 0.10;
             --$dev->{level};
         }
+	warn "% $dev->{dev} will use level $dev->{level}\n";
     }
 
     return @devs;
@@ -680,9 +675,9 @@
 
 =item B<-l>|B<--level> I<level>
 
-The backup level. Level other than "0" needs a previous
-level 0 (full) backup. If not specified, it is choosen automagically.
-(default: undef)
+The proposed backup level. If there are less then 10% savings compared
+with a lower level, or if no lower level exists, the level is incremented.
+(default: 7)
 
 =item B<-L>|B<--label> I<label>