DragonFly kernel List (threaded) for 2003-09
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Re: sysinstall v2
On Wed, 3 Sep 2003 23:28:47 -0700 (PDT)
Matthew Dillon <dillon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> :As I understand it, we already need cvsup installed. What does cvsup
> do:that rsync does not, if rsync's easier to include?
>
> cvsup understands cvs, so it will only download the incremental
> patch or tag change when a commit is made. rsync will copy the
> whole file if it changes.
Well... technically, rsync attempts to only copy the parts that have
changed, and it's usually pretty good at *not* copying the whole file
unless it really has to.
> cvsup also understands files which are appended to (like
> log files). I'm not sure if rsync understands appends but I think
> it will copy the whole file in that case too.
Again, rsync's pretty smart, so it only copies a minimal bit (what's
actually been appended, rounded up to a blocksize.) I read the rsync
paper a couple of weeks ago and I was suitably impressed by its
cleverness.
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