A more efficient up2date service using binary diffs

[Joe Desbonnet]

I'm currenly focusing on improving the download time for clients over
limited bandwidth connections... so perhaps there is a bigger picture
which I'm ignoring (eg mirror updates).

I would propose that a tool build the delta repository. No need for
humans to get involved in that activity.

I would also propose that only deltas against the RPMs in the original
distribution are produced.

Joe.



On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 13:17:24 -0500, Jeff Johnson <n3npq at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> Hint: xdelta is the wrong approach, because both packages have to exist
> on either client or (more likely) server,
> leading to a combinatorial complexity of deltas to manage for all
> possible updates.
> 
> Try rdiff from librsync instead.
> 
> 73 de Jeff
> 
> --
> fedora-devel-list mailing list
> fedora-devel-list at redhat.com
> http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
>