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List:       vim-dev
Subject:    Re: distribution getting too big
From:       Alexey Marinichev <lyosha () lyosha ! 2y ! net>
Date:       2000-10-09 18:48:11
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On Sun, Oct 08, 2000 at 07:59:05PM +0200, Bram Moolenaar wrote:
> 
> The source archive is now over 1.4 Mbyte.  It no longer fits on a standard
> floppy disk.  What to do about this?
> 
> 1. Ignore it.  People can split the archive and use two floppies.
> 2. Use bzip2 instead of gzip.  The size will go from 1480 Kbyte to 1180 Kbyte.
> 3. Leave out ctags.  Saves about 150 Kbyte.

Why can't we, following ftp.kernel.org, have both .gz and .bz2
available?

As for leaving out ctags, ctags will be available from ftp.vim.org
anyway, right?  Will it be put in the same directory as vim?  That's
what I would vote for.

	--Lyosha

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