use of diff-algorithm
Binary package hint: update-manager
It's not a bug, but I was wondering whether anybody has thought of using a diff-algorithm for making updates, for example as described here:
http://
or
http://
I don't have any knowledge concerning this but perhaps the person writing the thesis.
I only ask because perhaps it is more economical just to transfer changes than the whole package, even for binary files.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: update-manager 1:0.150.2
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Jun 7 05:36:17 2011
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - i386 (20101203)
PackageArchitec
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=
LANG=de_DE.utf8
LC_MESSAGES=
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: update-manager
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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