Short: Patch system for software updates Author: ralf.gruner@t-online.de (Ralf Gruner) Uploader: ralf.gruner@t-online.de (Ralf Gruner) Version: 2.5 Type: util/misc Distribution: Freeware GCompare / GPatch - A high quality patch system for software updates ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ GCompare generates patch files for the distribution of file updates. GPatch applies the patches. The patch file can contain patches for any number of files. The file format is optimized for size - the patch files are very short. CRC error checking provides safe operations. The programs work with any type of files. Changes since previous version: New search algorithm for GCompare. Needs one megabyte more memory, but works much faster. Some command line options changed. GCompare can list detailed information about the patchfile now. Included versions for some ix platforms. ============================= Archive contents ============================= Original Packed Ratio Date Time Name -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- ------------- 628 272 56.6% 26-Dec-97 16:06:44 +bin.info 26028 14200 45.4% 01-Mar-98 22:41:56 +GCompare 19160 11567 39.6% 01-Mar-98 22:41:56 +GPatch 11112 6723 39.4% 11-May-97 10:51:46 +GPatch_1.4 10908 6610 39.4% 05-Jul-97 14:02:02 +GPatch_1.6 628 272 56.6% 28-Feb-98 16:38:32 +IX.info 70331 21144 69.9% 01-Mar-98 20:14:56 +gcompare.AIX 61972 17700 71.4% 01-Mar-98 20:14:56 +gcompare.HPUX 72268 21947 69.6% 01-Mar-98 20:14:56 +gcompare.IRIX 28872 11277 60.9% 01-Mar-98 20:14:56 +gcompare.LINUXi86 73728 17580 76.1% 01-Mar-98 20:14:56 +gcompare.OSF1 45452 13004 71.3% 01-Mar-98 20:14:56 +gcompare.SPARC 36491 11850 67.5% 01-Mar-98 20:14:58 +gpatch.AIX 41464 12443 69.9% 01-Mar-98 20:14:58 +gpatch.HPUX 40540 12173 69.9% 01-Mar-98 20:14:58 +gpatch.IRIX 15841 6950 56.1% 01-Mar-98 20:14:58 +gpatch.LINUXi86 40960 10689 73.9% 01-Mar-98 20:14:58 +gpatch.OSF1 21928 7340 66.5% 01-Mar-98 20:14:58 +gpatch.SPARC 399 267 33.0% 01-Mar-98 17:09:08 +Machines.readme 628 266 57.6% 01-Mar-98 19:49:32 +ExampleScripts.info 3205 850 73.4% 28-Feb-98 17:26:30 +CompareScript 672 285 57.5% 24-Dec-97 08:52:42 +CompareScript.info 815 161 80.2% 28-Feb-98 17:03:28 +MakePatchFile 4363 716 83.5% 24-Dec-97 10:28:04 +MakePatchFile.info 899 382 57.5% 23-Nov-97 12:47:38 +UpdateMyProgram 1243 513 58.7% 01-Mar-98 18:48:38 +UpdateMyProgram.info 2816 899 68.0% 01-Mar-98 19:43:32 +UpdateMyProgram.installer 1176 452 61.5% 01-Mar-98 19:28:02 +UpdateMyProgram.installer.info 12960 4858 62.5% 01-Mar-98 22:38:52 +GPatch.guide 3328 381 88.5% 26-Dec-97 16:06:44 +GPatch.guide.info 15633 6048 61.3% 01-Mar-98 22:37:38 +GPatchD.guide 3328 375 88.7% 26-Dec-97 16:06:44 +GPatchD.guide.info 2025 953 52.9% 28-Feb-98 20:19:22 +GPatchHistory.guide 628 267 57.4% 01-Mar-98 22:42:08 GPatch.info 941 457 51.4% 28-Feb-98 18:01:12 gpatch.readme -------- ------- ----- --------- -------- 673370 221871 67.0% 02-Mar-98 13:05:42 35 files