Bug#37999: PROPOSED]: A pre-install required space checking mechanism for Debian packages

[psu25682@odin.cc.pdx.edu (Karl M. Hegbloom)]

>>>>> "Joey" == Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net> writes:

    Joey> Karl M. Hegbloom wrote:
    >> I don't understand this discussion...  Why, when I use `apt-get
    >> install package', does it tell me how much space will be used
    >> after installation, if that's a thing we need to add to the
    >> package tools?

    Joey> Apt can only tell total space used. It can't tell that
    Joey> although you have 500 mb free on your /usr partition this
    Joey> package happens to use 2 mb in / which only has 1 mb
    Joey> free. The only way to allow it to tell such things is to
    Joey> provide it with output similar to du run on the package.

 Ahh... Ok, now it makes sense.  It needs information about disk usage 
 per directory the package will install files in, so that it can do a
 breakdown and size check on each mounted partition at the
 installation site.  Hmmm.  I'm interested in seeing how this problem
 will be solved.

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