Re: GSoC - Some questions on the idea of

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On 4/11/2012 1:04 AM, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
Neal Kreitzinger wrote:

Maybe small binaries do xdelta well and the above is a moot point.

If I am reading it correctly, diff-delta copes fine with smallish
binary files that have not changed much.  Converting to hex would
only hurt.

I would suggest tracking source code instead of binaries if
possible, though.

Is there some documentation out there that lists the common binary
formats (e.g., pdf, docx, gif, jpg, png, bmp, mpeg, mp3, zip, c-binaries, java stuff, website stuff, etc.) and explains their nature (container, compressed, encrypted, etc.), how well they currently delta in git.git within specified size boundaries and use cases (pdfs with only plain text vs. pdfs with graphics, tables, etc.) so git users can reference that to make their git repo/superproject design decisions?

v/r,
neal

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