On 28.08.2017 22:41, Johan Corveleyn wrote: > I'm not an expert, but do you really need the modified file itself, if > you have the patch and a reference to the base file (pristine)? Why > store both F (pristine) and F' (modified file), if I can reconstruct > F' out of F + P (patch).
You need source plus delta. We know how to create deltas, and they're more compact than patches. Only be aware that by then you're well down the path of re-creating repository functionality in the working copy. :) (Though, to be fair, that's exactly what's needed for shelving and checkpointing ... plus a few "tiny" extra features that the WC already has.) -- Brane
