DSL Ideas and Suggestions :: Diff file for new releases
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I think it's a cool tool though I don't know why the patch between 4.1 and 4.2rc is a little over 38mb.
That can't be right. Anyway, I can understand it with dial up and/or something like Mepis -- you're filling up a full CD or DVD, so it's at least 700MB with each download. With 50MB, it should be much less of an issue. Especially if you're talking about 20-25% difference each release in download time (even at dial-up speeds) if that diff is right (can't be!). And if that *is* right, and since you'd have to obtain the first ISO, you're talking about saving net 12% download time on the first patch (88/100MB), 17% net (124/150MB) the second patch, 23% net the third, etc. It would take a lot of new releases to make it worth all the hassle, imo.Yes, this is may not be of any use to anyone but it is fun trying new things.
Diff file for 4.2 to 4.2.1 is 300kb.
So there is huge variation in this process.
Regards Phil
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So there is huge variation in this process.
I see that, and that's why I'm sticking with the real thing, lol.blackmailer,
Would be interesting to apply that patch to the 4.2 iso and then check to see that the md5sum of the modified 4.2 and 4.2.1 match.@clivesay
I didnt do a md5sum, but I did do a binary compare to make sure it regenerated the iso correctly.