hi I did a similar thing some time ago; I used 'xdelta' on two versions of kernel and of tetex; the results were impressive; I could prepare a 'debdiff' that was < 10% (AFAICR) of the size, and that would recreate an exact copy of the new version of the package, given the previous version of the package. Currently my notebook is broken (power transformer fried with a white flash); when it is alive again, I will post more details.
a. Brian Eaton wrote: > Hello all - > > Regarding the ideas discussed here: > > http://rsync.samba.org/rsync-and-debian/rsync-and-debian.html > > Has anyone ever done some log file analysis to figure out how much > bandwidth would be saved by transferring package deltas instead of > entire new packages? > > Assuming someone hasn't done the work already, I'd be interested in > looking at some logs to figure it out. > > Regards, > Brian > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
