Michiel Holtkamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Package: installation
> Version: unavailable; reported 2003-08-15
> Severity: important
>
> When a partition is too small to install everything on, and packages are
> unpacked to the harddisk, the install menu will fail with an error message:
> "package corrupt" or similar. After checking debug messages on console 3 (I
> think) it becomes clear that the disk is full.
>
> Thus the error messages the user receives is misleading. Install should not
> assume that a package is corrupt because unpacking fails. I'm not sure how
> the internals work in this case, but I'm sure somebody knows :)
The installed size should be known fairly well so this could be
checked beforehand (adding a few MB safety margin and allowing an
override).
MfG
Goswin
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