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Flying Saxman

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From: Northern Hesse

Registered: 2007-02-26

Posts: 252

Show size in AUR

Hi!
I think, it would be a nice improvement, if there was size-field in the AUR-package-sites (don't know, how to call it. The site with the pkgbuild and the information for a package in the AUR). Actually I'm not sure, what size is more important: The size of the compiled package/installed package or the size of data you have to download. But that's something I'm really missing, because actually you first see the size after executing "makepkg".

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tomk

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From: Ireland

Registered: 2004-07-21

Posts: 9,839

Re: Show size in AUR

Post a feature request @ bugs.archlinux.org .

dolby

Member

From: 1992

Registered: 2006-08-08

Posts: 1,581

Re: Show size in AUR

if i understand what u say size should be added to the PKGBUILD. at least the way things work now.

Hi!
Actually I'm not sure, what size is more important: The size of the compiled package/installed package or the size of data you have to download. But that's something I'm really missing, because actually you first see the size after executing "makepkg".

im not usre size is important in general

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Flying Saxman

Member

From: Northern Hesse

Registered: 2007-02-26

Posts: 252

Re: Show size in AUR

ok, did it.

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