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  • Committer: Sean Whitton
  • Author(s): Guillem Jover
  • Date: 2023-11-03 10:24:54 UTC
  • Revision ID: git-v1:2fbb928dd269e37c4c168fdb4416eaa541683562
Update Installed-Size algorithm used by dpkg since 1.18.0

The previous algorithm relied entirely on du(1) computing the used
size, but depended on the filesystem in use on the build system.

The new algorithm used by dpkg since 1.18.0 (implemented in
commit 9ed7d4d47b73ffe67e1f7d31f899a1dfd43d490b), guarantees a
constant and reproducible size regardless of the build system
filesystem being used. Although it is still an approximation of
the actual size that the package will use on the installed system.

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