The person in this example has used a diff file and apply it with a patch command. You can only do this with shell access to the server. Not many people has that.
Oh yeah, I understand that not too many have that option per se lol.. I was just merely pointing out, as a “quicky” way of doing it, that’s the only real option/way of doing it at this time..hehe.
As for the “hopeful” zip deal, I’m not sure about that one.. but, for my “idea” of how it could be done later..is..have all the fixed files, left in the normal folders and such.
So you would have something like:
wp-admin/ <—all fixed files, even within all folders.
wp-includes/ <—all fixed files, even within all folders.
index.php <—all fixed files if have..
As like in the “normal” downloadable zip format, but instead of having ALL of them, the non-fixed ones too…. just ONLY have the fixed ones.
People wouldn’t have to delete everything, they would only have to delete like maybe 6 from the wp-admin folder…and upload 6. And so on..and so forth.
I know that’s NOT what you’re really saying, but even if the way I had mentioned was a “possibility” it would be awesome lol. =) Well, a step in a good direction that is lol..
spencerp