Re: How does SVN compare difference of large binary file?

From: Branko Cibej <brane_at_xbc.nu>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:50:45 +0100

Li Ma wrote:
> I remember SVN only find out difference of two version of large binary
> files and send the difference to server only. My question is how the
> algorithm was built to make comparison efficient?

We use the xdelta algorithm.

-- Brane

------------------------------------------------------
http://subversion.tigris.org/ds/viewMessage.do?dsForumId=462&dsMessageId=1200463
Received on 2009-02-20 21:51:16 CET

This message: [ Message body ]
Next message: Daniel Shahaf: "RE: [PATCH] unlock gnome-keyring"
Previous message: Paul Burba: "Re: Status of outstanding branches"
In reply to: Li Ma: "How does SVN compare difference of large binary file?"

Contemporary messages sorted: [ by date ] [ by thread ] [ by subject ] [ by author ] [ by messages with attachments ]