Isn't Java capable of performing bit-shifts?
I've been keeping tabs on the xdelta system, but I doubt if anything
satisfactory has been produced in Java...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Hawkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 7:30 PM
Subject: RE: Binary Version Control
> It wouldn't be that hard to do from the slide end - it could be via a
> separate experimental store for now.
>
> The problem is usually a practical one. For example, let's suppose you run
> your binary file through uuencode and diff that - you could store a set of
> diffs, but you'd probably find that you wind up storing just about the
> entire file anyway because a change is likely to bit-shift and change all
> the ascii from then on. It's basically a case of 8-bit to printable
> conversion.
>
> Now, if instead of that you dispense with printable diffs (and you could
in
> the case of slide), you could integrate in something like:
> http://filewatcher.org/file_i/33296327/xdelta.html.
>
> Neat little project for someone.
>
> Peter
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kelvin Tan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, 19 June 2001 7:07 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Binary Version Control
>
>
> Not sure how relevant this is to the Slide-User list, but I'll give it a
> shot.
>
> Content management isn't just about managing text. It's also about
managing
> binary data. Currently we have CVS and Diff to perform version-control
(and
> storing the differences) for text. Is there a binary equivalent?
>
> If I upload a 10MB binary file and check it out, then check in a 10.1MB
> binary file, wouldn't it be neat if the content management system could
> store just the difference?
>
> I understand rsync performs something similar, though I'm not too clear
> about it.
>
> Comments?
>
>
