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[Lee Forrest <lforrestster AT gmail.com>]

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On Sun, Dec 10, 2006 at 03:24:57PM +1300, 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org wrote:
> The foundation compiler packages from Slackware 4.0
> ----------------------------------
> pkg binutils.tgz        ##  1.6 mb
> pkg egcs.tgz            ##  2.8 mb
> pkg gmake.tgz           ##   .2 mb
> pkg libc.tgz            ##  1.1 mb 
> pkg linuxinc.tgz        ##  1.5 mb
> ----------------------------------
> Those are the package sizes.  They will be larger when
> unzipped.  If you are just compiling a new kernel, you
> do not need libc.tgz and linuxinc.tgz.  
> 
> > Is a tiny-linux a pipe dream?
> 
> The compiler packages will fit into 20 mb.  Sourcecode 
> packages can take a lot of space (kernels and X are 
> probably the worst), but you can always delete the 
> sourcecode after you have compiled.  

Okay. I did my homework right (finally). Thanks, Steven.

No reason all of the above couldn't be stored as compressed
files/tarballs most of the time, which would save a lot space.

Lee