Re: Installed-Size and block size

2004-10-06 Thread Steve Greenland
On 06-Oct-04, 11:06 (CDT), Andre Majorel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I only use dpkg-architecture and dpkg-deb -b. Everything under > DEBIAN/ is generated by hand. Why? The tools are there, and have been for a long time. I've been with Debian since 0.9x, and I don't think I ever wrote the fin

Re: Installed-Size and block size

2004-10-06 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Andre Majorel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On 2004-10-06 16:09 +0100, Henning Makholm wrote: > > Do not try to compute Installed-Size by hand - dpkg-gencontrol will do > > it for you correctly. > For my enlightenment, what does dpkg-gencontrol do that is more > correct than summing st_blocks ?

Re: Installed-Size and block size

2004-10-06 Thread Andre Majorel
On 2004-10-06 16:09 +0100, Henning Makholm wrote: > Scripsit Andre Majorel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Is the Installed-Size field supposed to be computed for a specific > > block size, or can I just go with a usual block size like 4k ? > > Do not try to compute Installed-Size by hand - dpkg-gencon

Re: Installed-Size and block size

2004-10-06 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Andre Majorel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Is the Installed-Size field supposed to be computed for a specific > block size, or can I just go with a usual block size like 4k ? Do not try to compute Installed-Size by hand - dpkg-gencontrol will do it for you correctly. That is, unless you have a

Installed-Size and block size

2004-10-06 Thread Andre Majorel
Is the Installed-Size field supposed to be computed for a specific block size, or can I just go with a usual block size like 4k ? -- André Majorel http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/> Do not use this account for regular correspondance. See the URL above for contact information.