2009/10/1 Toshio Kuratomi <a.badger@xxxxxxxxx>: > On 10/01/2009 03:10 AM, Josephine Tannhäuser wrote: >> 2009/9/14 Adam Williamson <awilliam@xxxxxxxxxx> >> >>> Hi, everyone. We - the QA group - have recently been researching the >>> feasibility of using zsync to reduce the size of live image downloads. >>> This has hit a roadblock in the form of the problem where both rsync and >>> zsync use forked zlibs rather than linking against the system copy. >>> >> >> Imho, allow zsync for fedora. If you can solve the zlib-problem of rsync, >> the problem of zsync will be solved as well, cause the integrity of zsync in >> fedora fails on rsync-compatibility, which needs a forked zlib. >> > If you want it in, do the work. I've outlined the possibilities several > times: > > A) You're a coder and want to get your hands dirty with the rsync > protocol. Check out how librsync manages to use the system zlib and if > possible to do this compatibly, apply it to zsync and rsync, possible as > a build time option. Push the changes upstream if possible. If it's > impossible to apply the librsync strategy, having a good explanation of > what librsync is doing and why it can't work for rsync/zsync would be > great for crossing this option off the list. > librsync is not wire compatible with rsync, and also hasn't kept up to date with rsync protocol changes, so it may not be as straightforward to lift ideas from librsync. -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
