Raul Miller writes ("Re: Sizes and Packages in dselect"):
> Ian Jackson:
>This is where the problem starts :-). Obviously this can be done
>fairly easily if you're willing to have the user download a list of
>all the files included in every package,
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> From: Ian Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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On Wed, 4 Oct 1995, Ian Jackson wrote:
[...]
> > For each file in the files list, find the deepest existing directory
> ^^^
>
> This is where the problem starts :-). Obviously this can be done
> fairly easily if you're willing to have the user download a list of
>
Ian Jackson:
This is where the problem starts :-). Obviously this can be done
fairly easily if you're willing to have the user download a list of
all the files included in every package, plus their sizes. I don't
think that's reasonable, though; even compressed, the Contents file
f
Bruce Perens writes ("Re: Sizes and Packages in dselect "):
> I think I have the algorithm to do this. Please see if the following makes
> sense. I can give you pseudocode (or real code) if necessary.
>
> For each file in the files list, find the deep
On Tue, 3 Oct 1995, Bruce Perens wrote:
> [... good thinking snipped ...]
> Does this make sense? I can elaborate if you like.
One additional point occurs to me. Some packages (perl? others?)
consume significant space in postint processing. Size info
for this could be ballparked by the maintai
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
> I can't think of a good way to support this, so I don't intend to.
> There will be one disk usage figure per package; users with several
> filesystems are presumed to know what they're doing.
I think I have the algorithm to do this. Please see if the following makes
se
Erick Branderhorst writes ("Sizes and Packages in dselect"):
> * diskspace requirements (displayed/registered)
> [...]
This is on the wishlist, and I think I know how to support it.
> This will become more difficult when the different directory's where
> parts of the packages are going to are mou
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