* Brian Eaton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [060501 16:42]: > On 5/1/06, Andreas Barth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >* Brian Eaton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [060501 15:51]: > >> The only time delta packages will be a win is for upgrades where the > >> client has the original package cached. > > > >If one does it right, it might be enough if the original package is > >*installed*. And that happens quite often, e.g. even for security > >upgrades.
> So to do this you'd rebuild the original .debs on the fly, from the > files installed on the system? Cool! Do you know if anyone has tried > doing this? No, why? You could just create a diffdeb that contains only the changed files. Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
