[Tickets #6867] Re: Provide modified binary files along with patches on version upgrade

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Ticket URL: http://bugs.horde.org/ticket/6867
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 Ticket             | 6867
 Updated By         | Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org>
 Summary            | Provide modified binary files along with patches on
version upgrade
 Queue              | Horde Framework Packages
 Version            | FRAMEWORK_3
 Type               | Enhancement
-State              | New
+State              | Rejected
 Priority           | 1. Low
 Milestone          |
 Patch              |
 Owners             |
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Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org> (2008-06-10 04:39) wrote:

This sounds like making things more complicated rather than more simple:
- There is no binary diff tool commonly available on many systems.
- Providing patches along with binary files makes the upgrade process much
more complex than choosing either a patch or a complete tarball.