>
Well another solution could to run a script before rsyncing that does
the following:
1) Get a new directory listing from the server.
2) Compare it with the current local listing.
3) Rename local files that differ only in version number, to the same
version as the remote files.
4) Run rsync.
Should work?
> I think it only does that if the filename is the same,
> which means it does nothing for the idea of the
> original poster; that is, saving download time by only
> transmitting the delta from different releases of a
> package. May be this could be a good idea to suggest
> to maintainers of rsync; I mean having a new option
> that would let you use pattern matching or a file list
> ("equivalents file list" as in "exclusion or inclusion
> file list") to indicate files to be synced, as opposed
> to deleted an redownloaded, for example:
>
> gnome-*-*.rpm
>
> actually this is a bad example since because I used
> the "*", "gnome-1.0.50-1.i586.rpm" will not only match
> "gnome-1.0.50-2.i586.rpm" but also
> "gnome-utils-1.0.50-2.i586.rpm", but if you use the
> correct regex (I don't know how to use regex) instead
> of the "*" for the pattern matching, it would work
> fine.
>
> I think, this would be a nice feature to be added to
> rsync.
>
> --- Alwyn Schoeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Rsync does the same, am I right?
> >
> > Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
> >
> > > On Wed, 3 Nov 1999, Alwyn Schoeman wrote:
> > >
> > > > I was a thinking,
> > > >
> > > > How much difference do you think exists between
> > 2 binary rpm packages, say
> > > > coolstuff-1.0-1mdk.rpm and
> > coolstuff-1.0-2mdk.rpm.
> > > >
> > > > I've read something about rhmask which
> > supposedly can make a delta of 2 binaries
> > > > to be applied to binary 1 to get to binary 2.
> > If this is viable, isn't it
> > > > possible to have a seperate mirror only
> > containing the deltas. The user would
> > > > then do a full mirror and there after only
> > deltas. After the delta mirror he then
> > > > runs a script that updates the full mirror with
> > the deltas and then the process
> > > > starts again....
> > > >
> > > > What do you think?
> > >
> > > Sounds "do-able", I don't wanna maintain it, so
> > maybe rsync'ing is more to
> > > your likeing. (it's on the mirror list, wfto. i
> > think)
> > >
> > > > Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On Wed, 3 Nov 1999, allxsan wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > >> I know that this is a testing stuff but
> > if this stuff is public and if the
> > > > > > >> instructions for make iso image and CD is
> > on the web I think that someone
> > > > > > >> want
> > > > > > >> people for testing.
> > > > > > >> If this is not the case... sorry, I leave
> > right now :-)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > We had many questions "how do i make a cd
> > of this" so we put them their as
> > > > > > > it's a pretty good spot.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Ok, with this answer you mean that doesn't
> > want people for testing?
> > > > >
> > > > > Um no i simply answered why the instructions
> > for creating an iso are on
> > > > > the website where the mirrors are listed. :)
> > > > >
> > > > > Obviously we want it tested, hacked, or pretty
> > much anything else you
> > > > > would choose todo with it, it's under GPL...
> > If however (i'm not so sure
> > > > > what your expecting) you expect the packages
> > to one day stop flowing and
> > > > > us to say "Hey this is Linux-Mandrake X.y",
> > you've misinterpreted our
> > > > > intentions.
> > > > >
> > > > > > Bye
> > > > > > Alessandro
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > > Alwyn Schoeman
> > > > Systems Engineer
> > > > Prism Secure Solutions
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/
> > > --Axalon
> >
> > --
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Alwyn Schoeman
> > Systems Engineer
> > Prism Secure Solutions
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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