Re: packages size versus files under dpkg control
Hi Wolfgang!
On Don, 15 Sep 2005, W. Borgert wrote:
> > 1) Install all font files (*.pfb) as is
> >
> > 2) Install a compressed definition file and create the pfb files
> > at package installation time, then deleting the definition file.
>
> Welcome back from holidays! I will pester you with a lot of
> texlive questions/problems/... soon :-)
Oh, thanks. But I am just building a new version. BTW: Are you using
sarge or sid? THe problem now is that according to my mentor all the
packages have to be build on sid. But since there are only a view bin
packages I will make sarge and sid versions. Will see.
> Back to your question: I personally hate files that are not
> under dpkg control, because you cannot check using debsums,
> dpkg -L, dpkg -S, etc.
Grin, me too!
> AFAIK, there are plans to register and unregister files with the
> package management, but currently this is not possible.
Ok, but this for sure will take ages!
> Conclusion: Go for 2 and hope, that someone implements dpkg file
Ok, I count one for option 2. There are several others on debian-tetex
who also have suggested this.
> register/unregister some day. But do *not* delete the
> definition files, so that one can re-create the font files
> easily without having to do the full re-installation cycly. If
> I understand you correctly, the definition files are not that
> huge.
Well, half the size, around 30M. So in total 90M. But on a normal system
this should not be a problem, you're right. (And no, I wont add a
debconf question: Do you want to keep the blalba file?)
Best wishes
Norbert
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dr. Norbert Preining <preining AT logic DOT at> Università di Siena
sip:preining@at43.tuwien.ac.at +43 (0) 59966-690018
gpg DSA: 0x09C5B094 fp: 14DF 2E6C 0307 BE6D AD76 A9C0 D2BF 4AA3 09C5 B094
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
`How do you feel?' he asked him.
bits of me keep
passing out.' ....
`We're safe,' he said.
`Oh good,' said Arthur.
in one of the
spaceships of the Vogon Constructor Fleet.'
this is obviously some strange usage of
the word "safe" that I wasn't previously aware of.'
--- Arthur after his first ever teleport ride.
--- Douglas Adams, The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Reply to: