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Date:      Fri, 19 Oct 2001 14:06:35 -0700
From:      Jordan Hubbard <jkh@freebsd.org>
To:        freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, olli@secnetix.de
Subject:   Re: Duplicate packages on 4.4-Release ISOs
Message-ID:  <20011019140635B.jkh@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <200110191953.f9JJr8864909@lurza.secnetix.de>
References:  <200110191953.f9JJr8864909@lurza.secnetix.de>

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Packages are clustered by dependencies since you can't switch CDs in
the middle of sysinstall's package browser.  That means that certain
packages which are used by other packages which only occur once per
volume still need to be duplcated themselves.

- Jordan

> Hi,
> =

> I just noticed that a lot of packages are duplicated on
> the ISO images of 4.4-Release.  Can someone please tell
> me if this is intentional, or is it a "bug"?
> =

> For example, ruby-1.6.4.2001.09.08_1.tgz is on all three
> package CDs (discs 1, 3, and 4).  This doesn't really
> make sense to me.  Am I missing something?
> =

> Regards
>    Oliver
> =

> -- =

> Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co KG, Oettingenstr. 2, 80538 M=FCnchen=

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