Bug#233340: marked as done (Inefficient packaging of arch
independent data in package dasher)
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Subject: Inefficient packaging of arch independent data in package dasher
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From: Steve McIntyre <steve at einval.com>
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Package: dasher
Version: 3.2.1-1
Severity: normal
This is a semi-automated bug report based on scanning the contents of
binary .deb files in the unstable Debian archive.
The dasher packages seem to contain a very large amount of
architecture-independent data in architecture-dependent packages,
specifically data installed under /usr/share. This is wasteful of
mirror space and bandwidth, as we then end up with multiple copies of
this data, one for each architecture. Initial estimates suggest that
several gigabytes of Debian archive space may currently be wasted
because of packages like this.
The way to fix this depends on the layout of your package:
* Some packages need to have a -common or -doc package split out to
contain this common data, and the existing packages that need this
data should then be altered to depend on the new -common or -doc
package.
* This package may already be such a -common or -doc package, in
which case it probably should already be marked as Architecture:
all in your debian/control file rather than Architecture: any .
* Maybe the files under /usr/share do not belong there - several
packages seem to contain data in /usr/share that is definitely
architecture-dependent. In this case, please move the files into
the right place.
Policy is quite clear on this point:
http://www.debian.org/doc/developers-reference/ch-best-pkging-practices#s-bpp-archindepdata
The usage of these packages is currently:
debsize pkgsize /usr/share % filename
2065518 5488 4924 89 pool/main/d/dasher/dasher_3.2.1-1_alpha.deb
2077264 5476 4924 89 pool/main/d/dasher/dasher_3.2.1-1_arm.deb
2072838 5480 4924 89 pool/main/d/dasher/dasher_3.2.1-1_hppa.deb
2039042 5352 4924 92 pool/main/d/dasher/dasher_3.2.1-1_i386.deb
2090342 5804 4924 84 pool/main/d/dasher/dasher_3.2.1-1_ia64.deb
2041500 5364 4924 91 pool/main/d/dasher/dasher_3.2.1-1_m68k.deb
2040142 5552 4924 88 pool/main/d/dasher/dasher_3.2.1-1_mips.deb
2036732 5552 4924 88 pool/main/d/dasher/dasher_3.2.1-1_mipsel.deb
2047498 5368 4924 91 pool/main/d/dasher/dasher_3.2.1-1_powerpc.deb
2030230 5376 4924 91 pool/main/d/dasher/dasher_3.2.1-1_s390.deb
2038808 5352 4924 92 pool/main/d/dasher/dasher_3.2.1-1_sparc.deb
Please split this package appropriately. If you believe your package
is already split reasonably, then sorry for bothering you. If you wish
to discuss this further, please feel free to reply to this bug. If you
agree that there's a problem here but need help to fix it: again, feel
free to ask...
Thanks,
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Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. steve at einval.com
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Subject: Bug#233340: fixed in dasher 3.2.18-1
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Source: dasher
Source-Version: 3.2.18-1
We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
dasher, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive:
dasher-data_3.2.18-1_all.deb
to pool/main/d/dasher/dasher-data_3.2.18-1_all.deb
dasher_3.2.18-1.diff.gz
to pool/main/d/dasher/dasher_3.2.18-1.diff.gz
dasher_3.2.18-1.dsc
to pool/main/d/dasher/dasher_3.2.18-1.dsc
dasher_3.2.18-1_i386.deb
to pool/main/d/dasher/dasher_3.2.18-1_i386.deb
dasher_3.2.18.orig.tar.gz
to pool/main/d/dasher/dasher_3.2.18.orig.tar.gz
A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.
Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed. If you
have further comments please address them to 233340 at bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.
Debian distribution maintenance software
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Clément Stenac <zorglub at debian.org> (supplier of updated dasher package)
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Hash: SHA1
Format: 1.7
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 17:23:40 +0200
Source: dasher
Binary: dasher-data dasher
Architecture: source i386 all
Version: 3.2.18-1
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: low
Maintainer: Debian GNOME Maintainers <pkg-gnome-maintainers at lists.alioth.debian.org>
Changed-By: Clément Stenac <zorglub at debian.org>
Description:
dasher - A graphical predictive text input system
dasher-data - Data files for dasher
Closes: 233340
Changes:
dasher (3.2.18-1) unstable; urgency=low
.
[ Loïc Minier ]
* Remove libgpewidget-dev build-dep. [debian/control, debian/control.in]
.
[ Clément Stenac ]
* New upstream release
* Split the package in dasher and dasher-data (Closes:#233340)
Files:
3202d650fc82c1cc1ed0da555f2131bf 1818 x11 optional dasher_3.2.18-1.dsc
92f9743737387cba383f800d844ae7eb 6100734 x11 optional dasher_3.2.18.orig.tar.gz
c12a1feeeb0bd62ca30ca268e42bec51 3613 x11 optional dasher_3.2.18-1.diff.gz
61b8f59b5f131b11081b8c1765289d68 5387154 x11 optional dasher-data_3.2.18-1_all.deb
9e8d67cc976e381b3e5428c69decc6b3 239884 x11 optional dasher_3.2.18-1_i386.deb
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