On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 9:59 AM, Paul McNett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ed Leafe wrote: > > Unless this is a really small exe, it sounds like a huge effort to > > repackage and download the whole enchilada when only one or two > > scripts have changed. There is a commercial tool called 'RTPatch' > (http://www.pocketsoft.com/rtpatch.htm > > ) that does binary diffs, but I have no idea how much it costs. There > > are other tools, some of the open source, but I've never used them. > > Google for 'binary diff'. > > I currently update the whole enchilada for my app... but new releases > tend to be substantial and not just one or two tweaks. However, the > setup.exe is 11 MB. I've been meaning to look for binary diff tools that > are free, and experiment, but haven't taken the time yet.
Ok, so I figured out that I can update any of the files including the exe and change them from inside the program because they are not locked. So, with that in mind, what if I take an approach similar to Dabo's web update. What if I store the binary files generated by the py2exe output in a svn repository. Then, I should theoretically be able to use svn update features to grab the appropriate changes. Svn uses a differencing algorithm on the binary file. Thoughts? Paul, you said you update the whole app, but what is you method for updating? It's not a web update is it? Cheers, Nate L. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-users Searchable Archives: http://leafe.com/archives/search/dabo-users This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/dabo-users/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
