Re: A 'diff' eq for binaries?
On Tue, 18 Jul 2000, J.A. Bezemer wrote:
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> On 17 Jul 2000, Ben Gertzfield wrote:
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> > >>>>> "Pavel" == Pavel M Penev <kal_pav@sz.techno-link.com> writes:
> >
> > Pavel> 10X a lot. My idea it to ask you if you are plannig to use
> > Pavel> it for upgrading .deb-s.
> >
> > There have been a few attempts to do this in the past; the main
> > problem is that if you use xdeltas, you have to provide an xdelta
> > between *EVERY* prior version and the current version, or else
> > they still have to download the entire .deb over again.
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> Another (better) approach would be using rsync. However, that would require
> un-zipped .debs at either end.
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>
> Regards,
> Anne Bezemer
>
Well, as currently Debian sites have a database with which file path is in
which .deb (or .debs), I think a .deb filter (like the .gz filters) might
do a good job.
Sincerely,
Pavel M. Penev
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