> howabout
>
> xdelta delta -9 beta3.iso rc1.iso beta_2_rc1_upgrade.gz
>
How about:
rsync -av remote.mirror.site::/path/to/iso
/localpath/to/iso --partial --progress --stats
this will do effectively what diff does, and only brings down what is
required. ie if the file is the same in many place
Is it relevant as to how the two data streams are compressed, we are
interested in compressing the difference stream.
might be to a pure maths type person, bit beyond mine
howabout
xdelta delta -9 beta3.iso rc1.iso beta_2_rc1_upgrade.gz
assuming xdelta can handle 640M files ;-)
it's been tru
Ron Stodden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 2a all RPMs come already compressed
RPMs are cpio archive + a rpm header (requirements, what is providing,
description, date, version, changelog and the like).
They're not compressed.
most SRPMs content is compressed.
stephen wrote:
>
> Having only just finished downloading Beta3, the air became
> slightly colourful when as browsing email I saw RC1 mentioned,
> closely followed by a 'here we go again' feeling, my computer
> is definitely moving out of my bedroom.
>
> I should perhaps mention my modem, that's
stephen wrote:
> I should perhaps mention my modem, that's why I waited for
> a slightly longer lasting beta than 1 & 2 ;-)
>
> Questions::
> 1. Would a binary difference file be possible ?
> 2. Would it necessaryily be significantly smaller ?
> 2a. How would it compress ?
> 3. If it was say 20
Having only just finished downloading Beta3, the air became
slightly colourful when as browsing email I saw RC1 mentioned,
closely followed by a 'here we go again' feeling, my computer
is definitely moving out of my bedroom.
I should perhaps mention my modem, that's why I waited for
a slightly
