createrepo not generate deltarpm in case of update

[Farkas Levente]

hi,
if i run this command:
createrepo --update --deltas --num-deltas 20 --oldpackagedirs x x
then it never generate drpms while if i remove --update ie:
createrepo --deltas --num-deltas 20 --oldpackagedirs x x
it's generate. why? i'd like to use --update since it's a rather large
repo and only a very small portion change, but i also like to generate
drpms for the updated packages.

[James Antill]

Post by Farkas Levente
hi,
createrepo --update --deltas --num-deltas 20 --oldpackagedirs x x
createrepo --deltas --num-deltas 20 --oldpackagedirs x x
it's generate. why? i'd like to use --update since it's a rather large
repo and only a very small portion change, but i also like to generate
drpms for the updated packages.

I assume you mean it doesn't generate deltas for packages it's already
found in the metadata?
At a guess that was probably a time saving thing, and/or just never
thought to be needed. What is the usecase you need it for (where you are
doing an update but don't have deltas for the old packages?)

[Farkas Levente]

Post by James Antill

Post by Farkas Levente
hi,
createrepo --update --deltas --num-deltas 20 --oldpackagedirs x x
createrepo --deltas --num-deltas 20 --oldpackagedirs x x
it's generate. why? i'd like to use --update since it's a rather large
repo and only a very small portion change, but i also like to generate
drpms for the updated packages.

I assume you mean it doesn't generate deltas for packages it's already
found in the metadata?
At a guess that was probably a time saving thing, and/or just never
thought to be needed. What is the usecase you need it for (where you are
doing an update but don't have deltas for the old packages?)

i mean if there is a
a-1.0
in the repo and i add
a-1.1
then it won't generate delta between a-1.0 and a-1.1.
while this is the most common use case:-)

[Farkas Levente]

is there any progress or feedback about it?

Post by Farkas Levente

Post by James Antill

Post by Farkas Levente
hi,
createrepo --update --deltas --num-deltas 20 --oldpackagedirs x x
createrepo --deltas --num-deltas 20 --oldpackagedirs x x
it's generate. why? i'd like to use --update since it's a rather large
repo and only a very small portion change, but i also like to generate
drpms for the updated packages.

I assume you mean it doesn't generate deltas for packages it's already
found in the metadata?
At a guess that was probably a time saving thing, and/or just never
thought to be needed. What is the usecase you need it for (where you are
doing an update but don't have deltas for the old packages?)

i mean if there is a
a-1.0
in the repo and i add
a-1.1
then it won't generate delta between a-1.0 and a-1.1.
while this is the most common use case:-)
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