Re: `du' control files
srivasta@datasync.com (Manoj Srivastava) wrote on 16.02.98 in <[🔎] 87u3a0f1vy.fsf@tiamat.datasync.com>:
> I think this topic is now moot, but ain't it curious that the
> two largest (extreme value) packages were quoted to show how long it
> takes to calculate the size? If you look at the time taken to
No.
> calculate size as a fraction of time taken to install, I still think
> that the time is not unreasonable.
On an install, you want to check a lot of debs. That's even slower than
checking big debs.
The "do it at install" argument is ridiculously bogus.
MfG Kai
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