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From: rreiner@yunexus.YorkU.CA (Richard Reiner)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Program to update SIMIBM.IDX (Simtel20 index) file
Keywords: simmod,simtel,simibm.idx,index,update
Message-ID: <13925@yunexus.YorkU.CA>
Date: 16 Aug 90 16:48:15 GMT
References: <5098@uafhp.uark.edu>
Organization: York U. Computing Services
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I agree that distributing deltas for the SIMIBM.IDX file is a good idea;
however, let's stick to the standard tools: diff and patch.  There's
no good reason to invent and install a new mechanism for a task which
is already handled very well by existing tools.

--richard