On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 15:27:02 +0530, Dhawal Doshy said:
> To add some more.. a major feature for RPM (the SuSE version) is
> delta-rpm', which lets you download only incremental changes for an
> already installed RPM. The incremental changes are then used to
> recreate a newer RPM. Does something like this exist for .debs?
There has been some talk about rsyc friendly .debs, but I am
not aware of the state of that effort.
> In any case, with the upcoming collaboration of redhat, novell,
> mandriva etc.. i'd prefer rpm over any other packaging format for
> purely comfort reasons (which also includes laziness).
And the rest of your post descends into matter of preference,
as opposed to the technical comparison I have been doing, and is
likely to lead into violent opposing expressions of personal
preferences of other people on the list.
I am not interested in who like what; the underlying concrete
reasons for basing such decisions are far more important. I care
abotu having information to make my decisions, and sharing the
concrete data, finished products of such decisions and cogitation are
less useful for other people; and perhaps you could start a different
thread about preferences?
I'm still looking for actual differences between the package
formats, or build systems. I steer clear of the front end
comparisons as well, since it is harder to separate the subjective
from the objective there.
manoj
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