Simple solution: 1. diff -N, --new-file treat absent files as empty
Comprehensive solution: 2. create git repository on rootfs and work with git init, commit, diff, git-format-patch, am On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 9:08 AM, Erez D <erez0...@gmail.com> wrote: > hello > > > i am dealing with rootfs images i install on embedded linux > > from time to time i update the rootfs - add some file, remove other, > update others, mknod etc ... > > currently, when i do this, i need to reinstall the image > > i am looking to create a patch, i can patch an old rootfs to update it > > however, diff does not handle create file, remove file, special files > and binary files very well > > i am looking for a tool that can do that. > > anyone ? > > > btw: distro is emdebian/debian on armel > > thanks, > erez. > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-il mailing list > Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il -- Constantine Shulyupin http://www.MakeLinux.co.il/ Embedded Linux Systems Tel Aviv _______________________________________________ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
