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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