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It actually does a lot more than you think. For example it does pretty interesting diffing - Chrome downloads a patch and uses the previously left-behind copy
by macqm 3y ago
It actually does a lot more than you think.
For example it does pretty interesting diffing - Chrome downloads a patch and uses the previously left-behind copy of the installer to re-build new binaries from the small diff it pulled. See more:
- https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/HEAD/components/zucchini/ https://chromium.googlesource.com/chromium/src/+/HEAD/compon...
- https://www.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/software-updates-courgette/ https://www.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/softwar...
- jacobgorm 3y agoI realize that they do binary diffing, but it was not clear to me if setup.exe was only the thing that runs on first install, or if it keeps running. If it keeps running they should definitely try to keep it in check.