Lamar Folsom writes: > Does this mean that each package will have to list the space it requires > in every directory...
It would be sufficient to provide the complete path and size of each file. > ...and the packaging software will figure out if each of those > directories is on a separate partition? 'df /some/arbitrary/path/to/some/directory' reports which partition that directory is on. > I have seen a user that had separate /var, /usr/lib, and /home > partitions. Please figure out how much space to report for postgres and > how it will be reported. Please supply a list of paths to each file with the size of each file. The report could take many different forms: for instance, a list of partitions giving the free space that will remain on each after installing postgres. > I think figuring out how much space is required for the installation may > be more difficult than just doing 'df' on each partition and "sorting > it all out." First, I was talking about figuring out how much space is *available*. Second, I did not propose doing 'df' on each partition, but on each directory in which the package under consideration would put stuff. 'df /var/lib/games' tells me what partition /var/lib/games is on, and how much free space it has. This would allow me to build a little database to which the package manager could direct queries such as 'If I put 17M in /var/lib/games and 2.1M in /usr/bin, how much space will be left on each partition?'. This could be used to provide the user with a report showing him how much space he has left after each selection. -- John Hasler This posting is in the public domain. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Do with it what you will. Dancing Horse Hill Make money from it if you can; I don't mind. Elmwood, Wisconsin Do not send email advertisements to this address. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .