Re: [HACKERS] A more useful way to split the distribution

2001-04-08 Thread The Hermit Hacker
this only represents since 8:30am this morning ... /source/v7.0.3/postgresql-7.0.3.support.tar.gz => 9 /source/v7.0.3/postgresql-7.0.3.test.tar.gz => 3 /source/v7.0.3/postgresql-7.0.3.docs.tar.gz => 10 /source/v7.0.3/postgresql-7.0.3.tar.gz => 22 /source/v7.0.3/postgresql-7.0.3.base.tar.gz => 9

Re: [HACKERS] A more useful way to split the distribution

2001-04-08 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Christopher Sawtell writes: > For me and I expect many other folk on the edge of civilization it is a > total PITA to have to fiddle around and download many separate tarball > files. What I want is to be able to start a d/l going and then come back > when it's finished and know that I have _ever

Re: [HACKERS] A more useful way to split the distribution

2001-04-08 Thread Peter Eisentraut
The Hermit Hacker writes: > ... and get rid of the *large* file, which will > save all the mirrors a good deal of space over time ... You will certainly get a furious crowd at your door within hours if you do that, as the follow-ups show. Saving download bandwidth is a valid issue, but saving d

Re: [HACKERS] A more useful way to split the distribution

2001-04-07 Thread Christopher Sawtell
On Sun, 08 Apr 2001 11:24, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > Since people suddenly seem to be suffering from bandwidth concerns I > have devised a new distribution split to address this issue. [ ... snipping the many tarballs argument ... ] For me and I expect many other folk on the edge of civiliz

Re: [HACKERS] A more useful way to split the distribution

2001-04-07 Thread Vince Vielhaber
On Sat, 7 Apr 2001, The Hermit Hacker wrote: > > Oh, I definitely like this ... and get rid of the *large* file, which will > save all the mirrors a good deal of space over time ... > > On Sun, 8 Apr 2001, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > > > Since people suddenly seem to be suffering from bandwidth con

Re: [HACKERS] A more useful way to split the distribution

2001-04-07 Thread The Hermit Hacker
as soon as Peter commits the changes, I'll do up an RC4 with the new format so that everyone can test it ... On Sat, 7 Apr 2001, Lamar Owen wrote: > The Hermit Hacker wrote: > > Oh, I definitely like this ... and get rid of the *large* file, which will > > save all the mirrors a good deal of sp

Re: [HACKERS] A more useful way to split the distribution

2001-04-07 Thread Lamar Owen
The Hermit Hacker wrote: > Oh, I definitely like this ... and get rid of the *large* file, which will > save all the mirrors a good deal of space over time ... You gonna make a set of RC3 or 4 tarballs along these lines to test? I want to try a build with this split before doing too much else --

Re: [HACKERS] A more useful way to split the distribution

2001-04-07 Thread The Hermit Hacker
Oh, I definitely like this ... and get rid of the *large* file, which will save all the mirrors a good deal of space over time ... On Sun, 8 Apr 2001, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > Since people suddenly seem to be suffering from bandwidth concerns I have > devised a new distribution split to addres

[HACKERS] A more useful way to split the distribution

2001-04-07 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Since people suddenly seem to be suffering from bandwidth concerns I have devised a new distribution split to address this issue. I propose the following four sub-tarballs: * postgresql-XXX.base.tar.gz3.3 MB Everything not in one of the ones below. * postgresql-XXX.opt.tar.gz 1.7 MB E