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Deploy C#/C++ binaries incrementally by patching the difference
You are looking for a tool that can calculate, transfer, and apply binary diffs.
You cannot transfer just modified files, since all files will be modified. However, most parts within the files will ...
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Deploy C#/C++ binaries incrementally by patching the difference
I suggest rsync. Using rsync you don't need to correctly reimplement vast majority of fuctionality like diff algorithm, working with files, network protocol to transfer data and so on.
Currently we ...
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Can 1.0.1 be "applied" in 1.0.0 and in 1.1.0?
merge the branch hotfix-1.0.1 in hotfix-1.1.1
In most cases, yes. Assuming the changes from 1.0 to 1.1 haven't modified so much of the code base that this merge isn't possible or sensible any more, in ...
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Can 1.0.1 be "applied" in 1.0.0 and in 1.1.0?
What would be the best approach in that case, merge the branch hotfix-1.0.1 in hotfix-1.1.1 (to avoid rework) and adapt the code according to the codebase?
Merging can be dangerous here, depending on ...
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When reconstructing file B from file A and a binary difference B-A, given that A and B-A are correct, do we still need to verify the integrity of B?
The key thing to consider is: How will you handle the situation when this unlikely scenario occurs?
If you just get and error and can regenerate b some other way, well the impact is going to be very ...
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What HTTP response to return for a patch request with partially correct and partially wrong
The registered reference for the PATCH method is RFC 5789. The description of the method includes this constraint:
The server MUST apply the entire set of changes atomically and never provide (e.g., ...
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What HTTP response to return for a patch request with partially correct and partially wrong
What the server should do depends on what the intended behavior is according to the business requirements. That is not something that a stranger on the internet can conclusively answer for your ...
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When reconstructing file B from file A and a binary difference B-A, given that A and B-A are correct, do we still need to verify the integrity of B?
release process
At a bare minimum,
you must produce b.tar from binary patches in CI/CD
and automatically verify that its hash matched the desired hash.
This mitigates the risk of seldom-triggered bugs ...
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Deploy C#/C++ binaries incrementally by patching the difference
My feedback
Thanks @amon and @gapsf for the provided solutions. My experience so far is:
(1) Patching Algorithm
BsDiff 4, a nice algorithm originally written in C++ and probably already ported to C#, ...
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Windows Installer: Software updates and hot-fixes
My suggestion: you use your favorite installer framework (for example, since you mentioned it by yourself, Wix) to deploy every changed file at the application site, and include a "server update tool" ...
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