On Thu, Nov 18, 2004 at 08:39:37PM +0100, Michael Vogt wrote: > Hi, > > attached is the first version of a patch that will enable diff files > for the index files (Packages.gz, Sources.gz).
FYI, I put a up-to-date version of the patch online at: http://people.ubuntulinux.org/~mvo/pdiffs/apt-incremental-package-diffs7 (against the arch archive at http://people.debian.org/~mdz/arch/[EMAIL PROTECTED]) It contains some fixes for the previous patch. > Patches for the package file are generated like this: > "diff Packages-23-08-2004 Packages-24-08-2004 | gzip -c > \ > Packages_diff_`md5sum Packages-23-08-2004|awk '{print $1}'`.gz" Please note that a empty diff file: gzip -c > Packages_diff_`md5sum Packages|awk '{print $1}'`.gz" < /dev/null marks the last patch. thanks, Michael -- The first rule of holes is: when you find yourself in one, stop digging. - PJ Linux is not The Answer. Yes is the answer. Linux is The Question. - Neo
