101452 - Too much of disk space for CCK Linux config.

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(CCK Graveyard :: CCK-Installation, defect)

Description

[Shruti Vasudevan]

This bug is to remove 2*27Mb space for Linux config. Should we mark this 
nsbranch+?

Amount of disk space while creating a Linux configuration:
Linux installer tar file = 27MB
Expanding the Linux installer tar file = 2*27 MB
For each individual configuration = 3*27 MB 
The above 6 *27Mb is the total space involved for creating a Linux configuration 
for the first time.

Once, the configuration is completely created the total amount of disk space 
used is 3*27Mb, that is we delete the other 3*27Mb. 

This huge amount of disk space consumption was introduced to support different 
platforms. We will definetely need 4*27Mb space, but we can avoid 2*27Mb.

Comment 1

[johng]

This is a great deal of disk space, but I don't think we should devote any time
to fixing this problem unless we hear from cutomers that it is a problem or if
there is an *extremely* easy and low risk fix we can think of quickly.

The number of ISPs who will want to distribute N6.x for Linux is low (will be
more important when we support international builds, but even then it will still
be a low percentage), and the ones that do can probably manage our current disk
size requirements.  We have an advantage vs IE by having and supporting Linux at
all - that is sufficient by itself.

I recommend that we keep this bug on the "Out list" for 6.2 and beyond until we
have strong data that we should fix this.

Comment 2

[bobj]

> or if there is an *extremely* easy and low risk fix we can think of quickly.

There is an easy and low risk fix.

If Shruti reapplies her original patch, then this will address this space problem.
She changed the implementation because it was believed to cause the problem with
failing on some Windows host platforms.  But it turned out to be caused by
something else.

Unless QA believes this will cause a large amount of extra work, we should
make this fix.

Comment 3

[Barrett Lindstrom]

I don't think this would be a huge amount of extra work.  And easy check would 
be to create a partition on the hard disk at the max size we think CCK would 
need, and place CCK on that partition.  If it runs out of space, we have a 
problem.  If not, then it works.

Comment 4

[Shruti Vasudevan]

Marking nsbranch+

Comment 5

[Shruti Vasudevan]

Attachment: Patch: Reducing disk space from 6*27Mb to 4*27Mb

Comment 6

[tao]

Comment on attachment 50992 [details] [diff] [review]
Patch: Reducing disk space from 6*27Mb to 4*27Mb

r=tao

Comment 7

[bobj]

Sean, Here is the updated Linux disk space requirements:

1. Linux Netscape 6.2 installer (tar) file = 27MB
2. Expanded Linux Netscape 6.2 files (extracted from (1))= 27 MB
3. Customized Linux configuration files (created by CCK) = 2 x 27 MB 
4. Each additional Customized Linux files (created by CCK) = 2 x 27MB

So to create a single customized Linux requires 4 x 27MB.

Note: After installing CCK, the user can delete (1) to save 27MB.

Shruti, Please confirm the above.

Comment 8

[bobj]

> Note: After installing CCK, the user can delete (1) to save 27MB.

To be more precise, after (2), CCK no longer needs (1) and it can be deleted to
save 27MB.

Comment 9

[Shruti Vasudevan]

(3) is an extra step. 
Does (3) mean the first configuration, (4) - the second configuration, etc. 

updated Linux disk space requirements:
1. Linux Netscape 6.2 installer (tar) file = 27MB
2. Expanded Linux Netscape 6.2 files (extracted from (1))= 27 MB
3. Each Linux configuration created by CCK = 2 x 27 MB (Note: this is in 
addition to what it takes for each Windows configuration)

Comment 10

[Shruti Vasudevan]

Marking fixed.

Comment 11

[bobj]

> (3) is an extra step. 
> Does (3) mean the first configuration, (4) - the second configuration, etc. 

Yes, that is what I meant.  I was trying to distinguish what was minimal and
what was optional.

Sean, Please wordsmith it as you see best.

Comment 12

[Barrett Lindstrom]

verified on build 2001-10-03-09