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[Reindl Harald <h.reindl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Am 19.05.2018 um 10:27 schrieb Sergei Golubchik:
> Hi, Reindl!
> 
> On May 19, Reindl Harald wrote:
>> Am 19.05.2018 um 07:33 schrieb Tom Jay:
>>>
>>> Has anyone got any idea how to reduce the MariaDB install size, when
>>> compiling from source? I've had multiple attempts, all with
>>> different options such as 'WITHOUT_EXAMPLE_STORAGE_ENGINE=1' and
>>> 'FEATURE_SET:STRING=large', for example, but with no effect. The
>>> installation size is usually around 2.1 GB, whereas the official
>>> Arch package, which also compiles from source, is about 231.78 MB.
>>>
>>> The official Arch build script is here
>>> [https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/packages.git/tree/trunk/PKGBUILD?h=packages/mariadb],
>>> and the only difference I can notice is that they delete a lot of
>>> stuff afterwards. Is there any reference for stuff that can be
>>> deleted after MariaDB has been installed?
>>
>> 2.1 GB? *lol*
>>
>> * first learn to build packages
>> * second split into subpackages
>> * build only what you need
>> * install only what you need
> 
> Reindl,
> He's using *Arch*, right?
> Splitting in multiple rpm's or deb's won't help directly.
> But - thanks for the idea, they could still help

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/pacman
and pacman don't know the concept of sub-packages?