Re: [Cooker] ISO images - is a binary diff file possible ??

[Ron Stodden]

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 20-50%, would you produce one for the mirrors ?
> 4. Would it be similar for 'Extension' cdroms ?

1   yes
2   yes
2a  all RPMs come already compressed
3   Visit my web page:

http://members.optushome.com.au/ronst/

and download the fast rsync downloader (no_sync.pl and rsync_exclude)
that does all this.

4   The above is based on tree downloading and hd.img install and
does not waste time and money with iso images or CDROM installs.  As
downloaded, it is tailored for English English and US international
keyboard only - the hundreds of megabytes of other locale stuff is
not downloaded.

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Regards,

Ron. [AU]