Re: Updating RPMs using binary deltas (demo 2)

[M A Young <m a young durham ac uk>]

On Sat, 31 Jan 2004, Leonard den Ottolander wrote:

> > Improved versions of my RPM deltaing scripts can be downloaded from
> > http://toast.debian.net/~may/rpmdelta/ . The new scripts use C programs
> > (very strongly based on files from the rpm source) which uncompress
> > and recompress the archive part of rpms while leaving the header intact
> > - this is probably the best way to handle rsyncing of rpms as well.
>
> Can I redistribute your scriptlets? I am using some php modifications
> for which I want to make a SPEC file and patches available. I was
> thinking of also adding a delta bundle for use with the original and
> latest php SRPMs.

I am not sure they are finished yet, but if you want to use them feel
free.

> How about adding a one line README to the above repository describing
> how to build the binaries?

I had already written one, but omitted to upload it.

	Michael Young