Package: debian-cd Severity: normal X-Debbugs-Cc: debian-boot@lists.debian.org
Hi, Spotted while building netinst images locally via easy-build: I was surprised to see fonts-* udebs included there. As far as I know, those are useful at src:debian-installer build time, and included via build/pkg-lists/gtk-common (see some related comments in [1] about size/space/memory consequences about the amount of fonts we're shipping). 1. https://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2024/12/msg00228.html Since language is the very first thing that's managed by d-i, I'm pretty sure (but not entirely certain since I didn't actually check) that we're not loading udebs on the fly to get access to extra fonts… That being said, it'd be worth checking the list of udebs in the gtk-common list vs. those included in images, make sure the lists match (after all, one language might use this font at some point because there's nothing better — this could have been the case for Japanese and MotoyaLCedar — then switch to a better one — this could have been the case for BIZ UDGothic), and maybe prune fonts on the debian-cd side. There might be other udebs that are used at build-time and that don't need to be included in installation images, that's why this bug report uses a broader title than just fonts. (All of that with a “space is a recurring issue” mindset, not with a “I want everything to be eagerly optimized and I'm willing to risk breaking things to save a few bytes” one… See how linux-image-* might not fit, see how tasksel* almost went missing, etc.) Cheers, -- Cyril Brulebois (k...@debian.org) <https://debamax.com/> D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant
