On 22/12/16 03:29, Michal Schorm wrote: > Hello all, > > I went through an idea [1] to lighten the server package. > > I tested it, and I found out, I can save about 40MB of space, if I'd > move all Perl utilites to a standalone subpackage. > It would make sense to move them, so the users don't need to install > Perl with the server package. > Especially in technologies like containers (or cloud images) size matters.
good goal. > It all depends on how often are those utilities [2] used together with > the server, sice we don't want to displace importatnt scripts. > In case, it would look like a good idea, there is also option to move to > this subpackage other - infrequently used - utilities. > -> Q: Hey, Users and Admins, which utilities do you think are essential > for the server? > > > Note: > It can be solved by soft dependencies, so those utils would be installed > with the server by default. A separate extras package is probably sufficient. > [1] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205082 > <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205082> > > [2] > mysql_find_rows > mysqlaccess > mysql_convert_table_format > mysql_fix_extensions > mysql_setpermission > mysql_zap > mysqldumpslow > mysqld_multi > mysqlhotcopy In 3 years of consulting I have never used any of these tools. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~maria-discuss Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~maria-discuss More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
