>________________________________ > From: Andre Fischer ... > >> We also don't need EPM to generate tar files. >Should not be too hard to make EPM an optional perquisite when no RPMs or DEBs >are created. Maybe this already works? >
We tried that (with Maho), but it doesn't work. EPM is always required and we had to specify --with-package-format="archive" in configure. >> Linux and OS X don't have msimsp.exe though, so maybe that's why Chrome >> >> invented Courgette ;). > >Maybe. But msimsp.exe and bsdiff/courgette solve different problems. You >need more than bsdiff/courgette for a working updater. > >I am more interested in the FireFox and Thunderbird update mechanism. >Downloading the patches in the background, > preparing the update, and only on the next restart do the remaining work that > requires superuser or Administrator permissions. > bsdiff is only a binary patch utility, you certainly need more for a working updater. cheers, Pedro.
