Launchpad Bug Tracker writes ("[Bug 155329] Massive, meaningless updates"): > Why does dpkg not support a patch process that can generate > patch debs based on binary comparison (whole files, not binary patching; > though binary patching might improve things further when one line of > code gets a change)?
Because it is a hard problem to ensure that the results are always right. Doing this would be the kind of task addressed through the spec process, not through a bug report. Ian. ** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- Massive, meaningless updates https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/155329 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs