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Hello,
We propose to add this feature to dpkg: http://maemo.gitorious.org/maemo-af/dpkg/commit/72c255d86d37a40d24d33ed784e8f3fbde377427 Current alternatives: 1) DPkg::Post-Invoke { "if [ -x /usr/bin/debsums ]; then /usr/bin/debsums --generate=nocheck -sp /var/cache/apt/archives; fi"; find /usr/share/doc/packagename -type f -delete} (just an example) (I still have to figure out which package got installed, and for that I need to use the "version 2 protocol" between apt and dpkg that man apt.conf writes about.) The problem with the following Post-Invoke hook: The files are first written to disk and only then removed. It is better to avoid writing them to disk at all. 2) Split packages: It depends on the packager(s) and as a user I would like to filter the installation in some way. Dpkg is missing filter support in general. (About the patch: A slight optimization could be achieved by pre-calculating the prefix length, but does not really matter. It's by no means a bottleneck of any kind anyway.) I think it does not hurt those people who would not like to use this option, but it is a benefit for those ones, who are involved in the embedded market using dpkg on their devices (like Nokia phones) or those in general, who would like to have a filter support. Thank you in advance! Best Regards, Laszlo Papp |