Re: packages size versus files under dpkg control

2005-09-16 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 08:48:08AM +0530, Kapil Hari Paranjape wrote: > Hello, > > We are getting quite out of context here but... > > On Thu, 15 Sep 2005, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > > Therein lies the beauty of mathematics. There are an uncountable > > infinity of files whose sum is d41d8cd98f

Re: packages size versus files under dpkg control

2005-09-15 Thread Kapil Hari Paranjape
Hello, We are getting quite out of context here but... On Thu, 15 Sep 2005, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > Therein lies the beauty of mathematics. There are an uncountable > infinity of files whose sum is d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e :-) Actually it is a countable infinity since files are fin

Re: packages size versus files under dpkg control

2005-09-15 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 04:03:23PM -0400, Justin Pryzby wrote: > On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 03:52:31PM -0400, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > > > > Perhaps we can make use of some the recent research in the area of MD5 > > collisions :-) > Only if you don't mind restricting yourself to files whose md5sum

Re: packages size versus files under dpkg control

2005-09-15 Thread George Danchev
On Thursday 15 September 2005 22:52, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 01:37:27PM -0400, Justin Pryzby wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 01:33:20PM -0400, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > > > On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 05:30:30PM +, Thaddeus H. Black wrote: > > > > W. Borgert wrote:

Re: packages size versus files under dpkg control

2005-09-15 Thread Justin Pryzby
On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 03:52:31PM -0400, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 01:37:27PM -0400, Justin Pryzby wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 01:33:20PM -0400, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > > > On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 05:30:30PM +, Thaddeus H. Black wrote: > > > > W. Borgert wr

Re: packages size versus files under dpkg control

2005-09-15 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 01:37:27PM -0400, Justin Pryzby wrote: > On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 01:33:20PM -0400, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 05:30:30PM +, Thaddeus H. Black wrote: > > > W. Borgert wrote: > > > > Back to your question: I personally hate files that are not > >

Re: packages size versus files under dpkg control

2005-09-15 Thread George Danchev
On Thursday 15 September 2005 20:33, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: --cut-- > > I see nothing in Policy 6, Policy 10, or FHS which > > answers the question, so either I am just not seeing it > > or I am looking in the wrong place. If W.B. or others > > wish to comment, I would be interested in what the

Re: packages size versus files under dpkg control

2005-09-15 Thread Justin Pryzby
On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 01:33:20PM -0400, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 05:30:30PM +, Thaddeus H. Black wrote: > > W. Borgert wrote: > > > Back to your question: I personally hate files that are not > > > under dpkg control, because you cannot check using debsums, > > > dp

Re: packages size versus files under dpkg control

2005-09-15 Thread Roberto C. Sanchez
On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 05:30:30PM +, Thaddeus H. Black wrote: > W. Borgert wrote: > > Back to your question: I personally hate files that are not > > under dpkg control, because you cannot check using debsums, > > dpkg -L, dpkg -S, etc. > > This raises a topic I do not understand very well. >

Re: packages size versus files under dpkg control

2005-09-15 Thread Thaddeus H. Black
W. Borgert wrote: > Back to your question: I personally hate files that are not > under dpkg control, because you cannot check using debsums, > dpkg -L, dpkg -S, etc. This raises a topic I do not understand very well. Since we are already on the topic, may I ask for further advice? Suppose that I

Re: packages size versus files under dpkg control

2005-09-15 Thread Justin Pryzby
On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 09:50:02AM +0200, Norbert Preining wrote: > Dear DD! > > I would like to have your comment on the following packaging decision: > > In packaging the cm-super fonts, i.e. repackaging the pts-tetex-cm-super > package, we have two options: > > 1) Install all font files (*.pf

Re: packages size versus files under dpkg control

2005-09-15 Thread Norbert Preining
On Don, 15 Sep 2005, Simon Richter wrote: > >2) Install a compressed definition file and create the pfb files > > at package installation time, then deleting the definition file. > > Hrm, doesn't that happen automatically on first use? No, this is done for the pk/tfm/mf files, but up to now *n

Re: packages size versus files under dpkg control

2005-09-15 Thread Simon Richter
Hi, Norbert Preining wrote: 2) Install a compressed definition file and create the pfb files at package installation time, then deleting the definition file. Hrm, doesn't that happen automatically on first use? Simon signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: packages size versus files under dpkg control

2005-09-15 Thread W. Borgert
On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 10:18:56AM +0200, Norbert Preining wrote: > sarge or sid? THe problem now is that according to my mentor all the > packages have to be build on sid. But since there are only a view bin > packages I will make sarge and sid versions. Will see. I am using sid. As sarge is alr

Re: packages size versus files under dpkg control

2005-09-15 Thread Norbert Preining
Hi Wolfgang! On Don, 15 Sep 2005, W. Borgert wrote: > > 1) Install all font files (*.pfb) as is > > > > 2) Install a compressed definition file and create the pfb files > >at package installation time, then deleting the definition file. > > Welcome back from holidays! I will pester you with

Re: packages size versus files under dpkg control

2005-09-15 Thread W. Borgert
On Thu, Sep 15, 2005 at 09:50:02AM +0200, Norbert Preining wrote: > In packaging the cm-super fonts, i.e. repackaging the pts-tetex-cm-super > package, we have two options: > > 1) Install all font files (*.pfb) as is > > 2) Install a compressed definition file and create the pfb files >at pack

packages size versus files under dpkg control

2005-09-15 Thread Norbert Preining
Dear DD! I would like to have your comment on the following packaging decision: In packaging the cm-super fonts, i.e. repackaging the pts-tetex-cm-super package, we have two options: 1) Install all font files (*.pfb) as is 2) Install a compressed definition file and create the pfb files at