> Hi Pete, > > What about the idea I thought you were working > on of zipping each aircraft - presumably regularly > updated as more git changes happen - and having > like the FGx GUI downloading and installing these > at the users choice/request? > > Thus an initial install of fgdata would only have a > dozen or so a/c, like the releases, but additional > a/c could be easily installed on selection... > > Or did this not work out...
Indeed I am working on an installer (time problems as usual) https://gitorious.org/fgx-xtras/fgx-installer The way it works is that 1) the server would make the zip, calculate the md5 to detect changes and present the "list" via an ajax feed http://fgx.ch/projects/fgx-server/repository/revisions/master/entry/fgx_shell/aircraft/import_update_zip_aircraft.py 2) the client would then read this list, and make a list of aircraft and/or updates available upon client. https://gitorious.org/fgx-xtras/fgx-installer However I kinda thought this is a naff idea, as it still means all a "zip" download of size. I also tested the possibility of calculating the md5 of each file, and somehow downloading only the changed files.. which is kinda a naff idea. This led me back to using svn to do the work and is the current idea... ie svn on server and an embedded svn client in the fgx-installer.. The svn server is there already, however I need to chat with Yves (FGx's BDFL) if its a good idea to make this public available, what with bandwidth etc... All the stuff is still experimental, but if there is interest then I;d be prepared to dedicate some more time to it. pete ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;258768047;13503038;j? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
