Re: Update 2.2r3 images via rsync?
On Wed, 7 Nov 2001 flonesaw@longship.net wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Concerning using the pseudo-image kit to update to the 2.2rev4 images...
>
> I already have the 2.2rev3 images in place just as they were at the end of a
> pseudo-image + rsynch build.
>
> Wouldn't it be more efficient to update my 2.2r3 ISO images to 2.2r4 directly
> using rsync (omitting the pseudo-image step)?
you can try and find out.. on one image and let us know. my guess is you will
at best get a 50% saving and likely 10-20%. worst case 1-5% saving.
> If I already have a substantial amount of the CD contents here in my 2.2r3 ISO
> images why do I want to download everything again with the pseudo image kit?
i have a full debian mirror as well as debian-cd images. using PIK2, there was
between 20-50M to download per ISO after building them locally.
> Isn't this just what rsync was designed to do?
to a certain extent. if all the packages are rebuilt (and recompressed) there
is very little rsync can do about that within an ISO. it's block comparison
system can't deal with that.
> Maybe I don't understand what the pseudo-image kit is doing...
assuming that if you're a debian-cd mirror, you're probably a full debian
mirror too. this is not always the case of course, particularly for cdrom
vendors.
regards,
-jason
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