On Fri, Apr 20, 2007 at 03:39:17PM +0545, Prajjwal Devkota wrote: > > > You should perhaps know that fixes also arrive in .delta.rpms > > and sometime there just are the FULL rpms. > > When you mention it, yes. But I got my problem fixed with the patch > rpm, which is why I was fixated on the patch rpms. I am scared about > the number of FULL rpms I will have to download-- bandwidth is something > that I would not like too congested. However, delta rpms should be > included as well I guess. > > Regarding delta rpms, could anyone explain to me when deltas are > released, when patches are released, and when full rpms are released? I > am assuming full ones would be the most significant changes, then patch > rpms, then deltas. I do not plan to upgrade everything, just the rpms > causing problems as far as possible, and I am going to add a filter to > the rsync script for this. I guess there is a lot of documentation to > go through for me!
Both deltas and patch RPMs are generated internally. If the deltasize is approximately the size of the patch rpm, only the patch RPM is used. Ciao, Marcus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
