[Answered] Addlocale Size Question

[Just17]

addlocale 4.2-3   as 65KiB rpm file - installed script is about 110KiB

The update which came through here today took a while to download so was noticeable and it appears to be

addlocale 4.2-4 in Synaptic showing as  434kB

This appears to be a huge jump in size.

Is this correct?

I have held the package for confirmation.

Thanks.

[TerryN]

This appears to be a huge jump in size.
Is this correct?

Isn't that what pinoc announced here http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,55229.msg947801.html#msg947801

Terry.

[pinoc]

that is all correct. The package size has not really changed, besides the script itself the package also contains translation files.
-p.

[Just17]

This appears to be a huge jump in size.
Is this correct?

Isn't that what pinoc announced here http://www.pclinuxos.com/forum/index.php/topic,55229.msg947801.html#msg947801

Terry.

Not that I read   

that is all correct. The package size has not really changed, besides the script itself the package also contains translation files.
-p.

Ah! Thanks. The translation files are now included in the RPM.

No wonder it has 'blossomed' 

[pinoc]

nothing changed in the addlocale setup. For script applications (bash etc), the translation files (po-files) are always included in the rpm, they are "streamed" to the script when the respective language is in use. If the application is a compiled executable then the translations can be compiled into the executable.

[Just17]

So what accounts for the difference in size of the RPMs that I asked about?

[pinoc]

So what accounts for the difference in size of the RPMs that I asked about?

there is no difference in the rpm file size, check the download file size in Synaptic:

addlocale 4.2-3: 65kb
addlcoale 4.2-4: 66kb

[Just17]

So what accounts for the difference in size of the RPMs that I asked about?

there is no difference in the rpm file size, check the download file size in Synaptic:

addlocale 4.2-3: 65kb
addlcoale 4.2-4: 66kb

Finally!

It appears that - as I reported in my first post - my download of the package is incorrect.

I am thankful now that I held it back.

[Just17]

On checking the repository, it seems the package is actually 65KiB but for some reason Synaptic is reporting it as 434kB   

[pinoc]

no, it isn't. You need to enable to show the Download-size in Synaptic.

[Just17]

Duh!   

Thank you 

[pinoc]

Duh!   

Thank you 

no problem!