Bug#279551: ITP: zsync -- A client-side implementation of the rsync algorithm

2004-11-03 Thread Colin Phipps
On Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 07:32:02PM +0100, Jeroen van Wolffelaar wrote: > It also at the moment copies several C files from zlib and rsync, in stead > of linking to it as library. This poses a security support risk: It takes one file from rsync, which is nothing to do with rsync itself (md4 impleme

Bug#279551: ITP: zsync -- A client-side implementation of the rsync algorithm

2004-11-03 Thread Robert Lemmen
On Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 07:32:02PM +0100, Jeroen van Wolffelaar wrote: > One suggestion, this package is claimed to be only alpha by upsteam. It > also at the moment copies several C files from zlib and rsync, in stead > of linking to it as library. This poses a security support risk: this > packag

Bug#279551: ITP: zsync -- A client-side implementation of the rsync algorithm

2004-11-03 Thread Jeroen van Wolffelaar
On Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 07:52:06PM +0100, Robert Lemmen wrote: > > Rsync comes with a stand alone program to create some kind of index > > files, isn't this also in some way usable for zsync? > > i didn't know that, what's it called? rdiff using librsync -- but it works the wrong way around. It'

Bug#279551: ITP: zsync -- A client-side implementation of the rsync algorithm

2004-11-03 Thread Robert Lemmen
On Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 12:23:12PM -0600, John Goerzen wrote: > What about rdiff and librdiff? It seems like we already have this. > > It's even being used (see rdiff-backup) rdiff is different in that it generates a delta between two version of the same file, you can then get the small delta a

Bug#279551: ITP: zsync -- A client-side implementation of the rsync algorithm

2004-11-03 Thread John Goerzen
On Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 06:52:50PM +0100, Robert Lemmen wrote: > Package: wnpp > Severity: wishlist > > * Package name: zsync > Version : 0.0.4 > Upstream Author : Colin Phipps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > * URL : http://zsync.moria.org.uk/ > * License : GPLv2 > Desc

Bug#279551: ITP: zsync -- A client-side implementation of the rsync algorithm

2004-11-03 Thread Jeroen van Wolffelaar
On Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 06:52:50PM +0100, Robert Lemmen wrote: > Package: wnpp > Severity: wishlist > > * Package name: zsync > Version : 0.0.4 > Upstream Author : Colin Phipps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > * URL : http://zsync.moria.org.uk/ > * License : GPLv2 > Desc

Bug#279551: ITP: zsync -- A client-side implementation of the rsync algorithm

2004-11-03 Thread Robert Lemmen
Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist * Package name: zsync Version : 0.0.4 Upstream Author : Colin Phipps <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * URL : http://zsync.moria.org.uk/ * License : GPLv2 Description : A client-side implementation of the rsync algorithm This package