Bug 4170 - Use the fenrus updater to do binary updates for Build Appliance
Summary: Use the fenrus updater to do binary updates for Build Appliance
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Alias: None
Product: Runtime
Classification: Build System, Metadata & Runtime
Component: build-appliance (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: x86 Multiple
: Low enhancement
Target Milestone: Future
Assignee: Cristian Iorga
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Reported: 2013-04-02 12:29 UTC by Cristian Iorga
Modified: 2016-01-21 10:26 UTC (History)
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Description Cristian Iorga 2013-04-02 12:29:45 UTC 
Use the technology behind fenrus linux software updater in order to do updates to Build Appliance.

Updates will be done as binary diffs, which will minimize the update time and network traffic.

References:
1. http://linux.fenrus.org/
2. http://git.fenrus.org/git/?p=projects/fenrus-update-client.git;a=summary
3. http://git.fenrus.org/git/?p=projects/fenrus-update-server.git;a=summary
Comment 1 Cristian Iorga 2016-01-21 10:24:13 UTC 
fenrus updater no longer in development.
Comment 2 Cristian Iorga 2016-01-21 10:26:17 UTC 
Proposed update solution is obsolete.