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Bug#534408: Installed-Size wording



Hi,

Russ Allbery wrote:
> Sorry about the delay in dealing with this.  I've now committed:
> 
> 	<sect1 id="f-Installed-Size">
> 	  <heading><tt>Installed-Size</tt></heading>
> 
> 	  <p>
> 	    This field appears in the control files of binary packages,
> 	    and in the <file>Packages</file> files.  It gives an
> 	    estimation the total amount of disk space required to install
                     ^^^

I'm not a native speaker, but shouldn't that be something like "an estimate of
the total..."?

Emilio


> 	    the named package.  Actual installed size may vary based on
> 	    block size, file system properties, or actions taken by
> 	    package maintainer scripts.
> 	  </p>
> 
> 	  <p>
> 	    The disk space is given as the integer value of the estimated
> 	    installed size in bytes, divided by 1024 and rounded up.
> 	  </p>
> 	</sect1>
> 
> which hopefully addresses the various concerns raised in this thread.
> 


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