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== Links == | == Links == | ||
The latest version of VPatch is | The latest version of VPatch is 3.0.<br> | ||
[http://www.tibed.net/vpatch/ VPatch Home Page] | |||
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
It calculates the difference between two (or more) similar files: a new version and several old versions. When you release a new version, you might want to offer a patch update to the users, instead of including the entire file again. So you include the small patch file generated by VPatch in your installation, together with the VPatch runtime DLL for NSIS | It calculates the difference between two (or more) similar files: a new version and several old versions. When you release a new version, you might want to offer a patch update to the users, instead of including the entire file again. So you include the small patch file generated by VPatch in your installation, together with the VPatch runtime DLL for NSIS (which is 8 KB), and you save your users a lot of downloading. | ||
== Credits == | == Credits == | ||
VPatch is a NSIS plugin written by Koen van de Sande. | VPatch is a NSIS plugin written by [[User:Koen van de Sande|Koen van de Sande]]. | ||
[[Category:Plugins]] | [[Category:Plugins]] | ||
Revision as of 02:44, 12 September 2005
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Links
The latest version of VPatch is 3.0.
VPatch Home Page
Description
It calculates the difference between two (or more) similar files: a new version and several old versions. When you release a new version, you might want to offer a patch update to the users, instead of including the entire file again. So you include the small patch file generated by VPatch in your installation, together with the VPatch runtime DLL for NSIS (which is 8 KB), and you save your users a lot of downloading.
Credits
VPatch is a NSIS plugin written by Koen van de Sande.
