Daniel Kahn Gillmor <d...@fifthhorseman.net> (2019-10-22): > The Packages file is growing, and we would like to keep it smaller. > > The MD5sum lines are vestigial at this point. Anything that they do > can be done better with the data from the SHA256sum lines. > > Removal of the MD5sum lines would reduce the size of the gzip'ed > Packages file by ~13%, a significant win for a frequently-downloaded > file: > > $ grep -v ^MD5sum < > /var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_sid_main_binary-amd64_Packages > | gzip -9 | wc -c > 9541056 > 0 dkg@alice:~$ cat < > /var/lib/apt/lists/ftp.debian.org_debian_dists_sid_main_binary-amd64_Packages > | gzip -9 | wc -c > 10913735 > 0 dkg@alice:~$ echo $(( 100 - 100 * 9541056 / 10913735 )) > 13 > 0 dkg@alice:~$ > > This removal was attempted once before, as documented in #818463, and > all of the subsequent blocking bugs appear to have been fixed in the > archive for several years.
I don't think python-apt is quite ready yet: #944696. Cheers, -- Cyril Brulebois (k...@debian.org) <https://debamax.com/> D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant
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