Received: from spf3.us4.outblaze.com (spf3.us4.outblaze.com [205.158.62.25]) by sdf.lonestar.org (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id iBKC8fPQ024015 for ; Mon, 20 Dec 2004 12:08:44 GMT Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [199.232.76.165]) by spf3.us4.outblaze.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 34BFB53697 for ; Mon, 20 Dec 2004 12:08:21 +0000 (GMT) Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CgMVH-0000YB-EC for migo@homemail.com; Mon, 20 Dec 2004 07:19:07 -0500 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CgMUh-0000XU-7u for gnu-arch-users@gnu.org; Mon, 20 Dec 2004 07:18:31 -0500 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CgMUg-0000Wn-7l for gnu-arch-users@gnu.org; Mon, 20 Dec 2004 07:18:30 -0500 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CgMUg-0000Vz-0o for gnu-arch-users@gnu.org; Mon, 20 Dec 2004 07:18:30 -0500 Received: from [192.38.109.131] (helo=amigos01.diku.dk) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1CgMGU-0006Lj-7T for gnu-arch-users@gnu.org; Mon, 20 Dec 2004 07:03:50 -0500 Received: from [192.38.109.170] (amigos40.distlab.diku.dk [192.38.109.170]) by amigos01.diku.dk (Postfix) with ESMTP id D8918A4403E; Mon, 20 Dec 2004 13:03:47 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <41C6BFA3.5090401@melon.dk> Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 13:03:47 +0100 From: Jacob Gorm Hansen User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.8 (X11/20040926) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Florian Weimer Subject: Re: [Gnu-arch-users] Arch Versus CVS Versus Subversoin References: <20041205000613.PNEI7152.lakermmtao09.cox.net@nonerjsnum1tkq> <26E1F314-4654-11D9-AD55-000A957659CC@spy.net> <20041205023828.GA11443@suffields.me.uk> <87pt1o9kvb.fsf@tleepslib.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <200412061850.iB6IoWmS036469@xl2.seyza.com> <87brd7428y.fsf@deneb.enyo.de> In-Reply-To: <87brd7428y.fsf@deneb.enyo.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: gnu-arch-users@gnu.org X-BeenThere: gnu-arch-users@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: a discussion list for all things arch-ish List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: gnu-arch-users-bounces+migo=homemail.com@gnu.org Errors-To: gnu-arch-users-bounces+migo=homemail.com@gnu.org Status: RO Content-Length: 863 Lines: 26 Florian Weimer wrote: > Some people use version control systems for backup and file sharing > purposes, and might use it to distribute compiled binaries. 8-) The problem is that executables do not delta-compress well with stuff like xdelta. I do have an implementation of an xdelta-like algorithm, but optimised for binary diffing of executables that I implemented at while ago. If anyone is interested in playing with it let me know, and I'll put it up for (GPLed) download. For a build system which records the result of every build it would probably be a good fit. For software patch distribution it might be interesting as well. Jacob _______________________________________________ Gnu-arch-users mailing list Gnu-arch-users@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-arch-users GNU arch home page: http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnu-arch/