On Wednesday 07 January 2004 02:46 pm, Jack Spaar wrote: > For the kernel-source, would it be possible to issue > a patch instead of requiring the full 39MB download for > each kernel update? There used to be a way of doing this that was used to distribute errata for non-open-source packages called 'rhmask'. Something similar could work to reduce bandwidth usage. IIRC, the rhmask way required you to keep the original install RPM on hand, and all deltas were to the pristine install, which means that there is always only one delta necessary (current errata to pristine install). An rhmask-style up2date would ask you for the install CD containing the pristine RPM, and would build the new install RPM from the pristine patched by the delta. The more I think about this, the more I like it, although there are issues to think about. -- Lamar Owen Director of Information Technology Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute 1 PARI Drive Rosman, NC 28772 (828)862-5554 www.pari.edu
