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space

The space(F) package information file defines disk space requirements for the target environment beyond that which is used by objects defined in the prototype(F) file--for example, files that will be dynamically created at installation time. It should define the maximum amount of additional space that a package will require.

The generic format of a line in this file is:

pathname blocks inodes

Definitions for each field are as follows:


pathname
Names a directory in which there are objects that will require additional space. The pathname can be the mount point for a filesystem. Pathnames that do not begin with a slash (/) indicate relocatable directories.

blocks
Defines the number of 512-byte disk blocks required for installation of the files and directory entries contained in the pathname. (Do not include filesystem dependent disk usage.)

inodes
Defines the number of inodes required for installation of the files and directory entries contained in pathname.
Numbers of blocks or inodes can be negative to indicate that the package will ultimately (after processing by scripts, and so on) take up less space than the installation tool would calculate.

Here is an example of this file:

# extra space required by config data which is
# dynamically loaded onto the system
data 500 1


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