On Tue, Jul 24, 2007 at 02:58:01PM +0100, Stephen Gran wrote: > > The bulk of this package is > > /usr/share/doc/clamav-freshclam/examples/main.cvd > > > > Because the clamav-freshclam package is architecture-dependent, > > these 8.8 MB, in the future even more, get duplicated for all architectures, > > wasting a bunch of space on the mirrors. > > > > This should instead be placed in a separate, architecture-independent > > package > > on which clamav-freshclam could depend on. That way, mirrors carry only one > > copy. > > That makes sense, I'll look at that shortly.
I should mention that this is technically wishlist, but the following has been in the developer's reference for years now: http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/ch-best-pkging-practices.en.html#s-bpp-archindepdata > > Also, it's not really clear to me why clamav-data isn't used for this > > purpose, but that's a separate matter. > > Because it's a seperately maintained snapshot package - depending on it > would mean downloading new snapshots and having freshclam do downloads > simultaneously. Seems like overkill to me. The databases included in > the package are really only intended for bootstrapping it. Okay. I noticed it in the stable distribution where that situation doesn't happen, but otherwise that's fine. -- 2. That which causes joy or happiness. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
