Public bug reported: As mentioned in [1], it seems like the chromium-browser package might be, since Chromium 63, packaging a new and pretty big (44MB) binary that is not needed at run time, just at build time.
This binary is `/usr/lib/chromium-browser/v8_context_snapshot_generator`, which is at the moment being packaged (see file list for bionic in [2]) in the chromium-browser package along with the 1MB related binary that is the only one that should be included in the package: ``` $ ls -ltrh /usr/lib/chromium-browser/v8_context_snapshot* -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 44M Jan 9 18:21 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/v8_context_snapshot_generator -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1.6M Jan 9 18:21 /usr/lib/chromium-browser/v8_context_snapshot.bin ``` This can become a big deal in space-constrained installations, of course, but considering that the installed size of the package is ~260MB, this binary alone accounts for ~16% of the package's size, so it would be good to clean that up from the package if possible. [1] https://askubuntu.com/questions/986031/why-is-chromium-browser-63-so-much-bigger-than-62/986132 [2] https://packages.ubuntu.com/bionic/amd64/chromium-browser/filelist [3] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jpQQX0piaxcHJPWakp_Kr_03g5Gnma5h5-Kdlqu7jVQ/edit#heading=h.k6iklq6rvd30 ** Affects: chromium-browser (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1742653 Title: chromium-browser 63+ package includes a 44MB binary only needed at build time To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/chromium-browser/+bug/1742653/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
