Space-efficient techniques for storing versions of software components

Authors: M. Bieliková and P. Návrat

Reference: In Proc. of Scientific Conf. Elektronic Computers and Informatics, pages 56-61, Kosice - Herlany, Slovakia, September, 1996.

Contents:

1. Introduction
2. Construction of differential files
3. Delta techniques
4. Experiments and conclusions

Abstract: The paper describes space-efficient techniques for storing versions of software components which are represented as files. Techniques are based on the use of differential files (deltas). We proposed, analysed, implemented and compared several techniques for applying deltas to trees of versions. We report on an environment the purpose of which is twofold: it supports effective storing and recovering versions and it allows to experiment with a branching tree of versions.

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