Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 14:00:02 -0700 From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net> To: Harry Newton <harry_newton@telinco.co.uk> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Size of repository and source trees Message-ID: <20000606140001.O17973@fw.wintelcom.net> In-Reply-To: <863dmqy2ml.fsf@chimaera.locus>; from harry_newton@telinco.co.uk on Tue, Jun 06, 2000 at 09:29:38PM %2B0100 References: <863dmqy2ml.fsf@chimaera.locus>
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* Harry Newton <harry_newton@telinco.co.uk> [000606 13:32] wrote: > In `The Complete FreeBSD' there is a table of the approximate source > tree sizes. In the third edition, it is: > > Component | Size (MB) > --------------------------------------- > Repository: src/sys | 53 > Repository: src | 330 > Repository: ports | 36 > Source tree: /usr/src/sys | 65 > Source tree: /usr/src | 225 > Source tree: /usr/ports | 200 > Object tree: src | 160 > > > I don't understand why the source tree figures are larger than the > repository figures. Surely the source trees are created from the > repository ( via RCS/CVS ) and so are _smaller_ that the repository > trees ? ( Because the repository includes the information for _all_ > versions, and in the source tree you've just checked out one version ). > > Have I got hold of the wrong end of the stick ? Er, have you removed all compiled object files from the kernel directories as well as all distfiles from /usr/ports/distfiles and cleaned ports before running this audit? -- -Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org] "I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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