Hi guys! Well, to be honest I need further explanation about this problem. I don't know what really rpm bloat means or why it takes place. Once I understand the problem fully, I give my opinion about what I think we could do to address it.
Best regards! :-) >From: "Tobias Gerschner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Yoper Development List" <yoper-dev@lists.yoper.com> >Subject: [yoper-dev] Fwd: Using headerGetExtension() >Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 08:12:16 +1200 > >Hi, > >just thought might be good to keep that in mind on our end, too . > >We also might come up with a limitation for the description of >packages to avoid bloat ? > >What do you guys think ? > >regards > >-- >Tobias Gerschner >Member of Board of Yoper Linux Ltd. NZ > >Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Willing is not enough; we must do. > > >---------- Forwarded message ---------- >From: Jeff Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Date: 03.08.2007 07:35 >Subject: Re: Using headerGetExtension() >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >On Aug 2, 2007, at 3:13 PM, Mark Hatle wrote: > > > > > Just don't bloat memory requirements too badly.. I still need to be > > able to run basic rpm commands on less then 32 MB of ram. (Basic = > > query and install...) > > > >RPM bloat comes mostly from no. of packages in transaction, and >header bloat >like endless changelogs and descriptions that need to be put on a web >site >rather than carried in packages. > >Very little additional memory will actually be used with >headerGetExtension. >All non-transient malloc's are already done when populating persistent >structures. > >And rpmtsAddInstallElement() maintains no persistent refcount on a >Header, >but rather strips needed data and returns. > >What is gonna change is the rules, with malloc's being refactored into >headerGetExtension(), not anything else. > >73 de Jeff > >______________________________________________________________________ >RPM Package Manager http://rpm5.org >Developer Communication List [EMAIL PROTECTED] >_______________________________________________ >yoper-dev mailing list >yoper-dev@lists.yoper.com >http://lists.frank-hosting.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/yoper-dev _________________________________________________________________ Descarga gratis la Barra de Herramientas de MSN http://www.msn.es/usuario/busqueda/barra?XAPID=2031&DI=1055&SU=http%3A//www.hotmail.com&HL=LINKTAG1OPENINGTEXT_MSNBH _______________________________________________ yoper-dev mailing list yoper-dev@lists.yoper.com http://lists.frank-hosting.de/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/yoper-dev
