> On 4/11/06, n0dalus <n0dalus+redhat@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I wonder if a diff/delta creating program could be written > > specifically for ELF format files. > > Each .section (text,data,init,etc) of the library/program could be > > analyzed. It might be able to do things such as detect the > > introduction of a new symbol and record the offset that the symbol > > locations after that were moved. A small bugfix may change the binary > > data a lot, but if the data was analyzed properly the real changes > > might only be small. > > Oh yes, obviously lots of room for improvement. Diffing memory > offsets, etc.. > In general finding minimal deltas in a bound amount of time is a > difficult problem and one with a lot of room for improvement and > domain specific enhancements... > > But for today we must use what is already there... the overall > infrastructure would be more than enough work. Once you've coded the > uber-binary-differ we can talk about using that. :) Why not go crazy and have some sort of wild CVS thing that dishes out source difs so you can spend a spare day recompiling stuff! Between CVSup RSync P2P portsnap etc. you would have thought someone would have the solution PS I quite like the BSDs as well as Linux Robert > > -- > fedora-test-list mailing list > fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list > -- fedora-test-list mailing list fedora-test-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-test-list