http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=615775 http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=615775#c0 Summary: Provide delta-RPMs for every patch of a package, not only for the first Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.2 Version: Final Platform: All OS/Version: openSUSE 11.2 Status: NEW Severity: Enhancement Priority: P5 - None Component: Maintenance AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: alpha0x89@yahoo.de QAContact: qa@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- User-Agent: Opera/9.80 (X11; Linux x86_64; U; de) Presto/2.2.15 Version/10.10 Apparently there is a delta-RPM only for the first patch of a package in the update repository. I can only guess that this is supposed to minimize the download volume for the first update after an installation. But in earlier times there where delta-RPM for every update, making all updates accessible to dial-up users. There are two possible ways to provide delta-PRMs for N updates of a package: (1) a delta-RPM for every pair of versions: N*(N-1)/2 delta-PRMs (2) a delta-RPM only for successive versions: N delta-PRMs If I remember correctly the case (2) was realized in an earlier version of openSUSE. In this case YaST/Zypper would download the complete package of the latest version if there were more then one newer version in the update repository. It could be much more dial-up user-friendly if YaST/Zypper would download and install consecutive delta-RPMs instead. Reproducible: Always -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.