[Python-modules-team] Bug#629919: python-pyside-dbg: package is enormous

[Didier Raboud]

Le jeudi, 9 juin 2011 18.32:18, Colin Watson a écrit :
> <cjwatson> could it not just be split into -dbg packages for each of the
> runtimes?  that way at least an interrupted mirror wouldn't have to start
> so much earlier
> <cjwatson> or is there some reason it needs to be a giant conglomerate?
> <OdyX> there is no particular reason besides "-dbg is useless in most
> cases, so for the rare cases it is actually needed, having only one
> package does sound saner"
> <OdyX> cjwatson: I'm not particularily opposed to the idea; though I'm
> not certain the work it'll need is worth it.
> <OdyX> cjwatson: please file a bug; I'll think about it (I'm /away now).
> 
> My smoking ADSL line would appreciate it.  Thanks. :-)

Hi Colin, 

just a quick note to mention that python-pyside-dbg now has its data.tar xz-
compressed, which made it size go down from ~ 400 MiB to ~ 200 MiB. This 
partially addresses your issue.

Cheers,
-- 
OdyX
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