[ https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBIDE-22968?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugi... ] Andre Dietisheim edited comment on JBIDE-22968 at 8/16/16 11:29 AM: -------------------------------------------------------------------- p2diff deep comparison is not a binary comparison of the IUs but a "deeper" comparison of their p2 metadata: https://github.com/irbull/p2diff/blob/master/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.examp... {code} /** * Does a deep compare on two IUs. A deep compare will return differences inside * two IUs (with the same ID), where the differences are more than just 'version' differences. * * For example, assume we have two IUs A and B - Where A and B have the same ID but different versions * The DeepIUCompare will find the parts of these IUs that differ. However, if a part only differs by a version number, * that is, for example, if all the requirements are the same but the versions are different, this will not be reported. * * This tool allows you to find elements that have been added or removed from an IU. * {code} I dont see any checks on IU hash or size, just deeper inspection of the p2 metadata (properties, requirements, etc.) was (Author: adietish): p2diff deep comparison is not a binary comparison of the IU binaries but a "deeper" comparison of their p2 metadata: https://github.com/irbull/p2diff/blob/master/org.eclipse.equinox.p2.examp... {code} /** * Does a deep compare on two IUs. A deep compare will return differences inside * two IUs (with the same ID), where the differences are more than just 'version' differences. * * For example, assume we have two IUs A and B - Where A and B have the same ID but different versions * The DeepIUCompare will find the parts of these IUs that differ. However, if a part only differs by a version number, * that is, for example, if all the requirements are the same but the versions are different, this will not be reported. * * This tool allows you to find elements that have been added or removed from an IU. * {code} I dont see any checks on IU hash or size, just deeper inspection of the p2 metadata (properties, requirements, etc.) -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.4.11#64026)