[MacPorts] #66499: Significantly reduce MacPorts base install size by removing base.tar and compressing ports.tar

[MacPorts]

#66499: Significantly reduce MacPorts base install size by removing base.tar and
compressing ports.tar
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  Reporter:  esbugz       |      Owner:  (none)
      Type:  enhancement  |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal       |  Milestone:
 Component:  base         |    Version:  2.8.0
Resolution:               |   Keywords:
      Port:               |
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Comment (by kencu):

 I think the entire base TCL installation is something like 14MB

 {{{
 % du -sh tcl*
 292K    tcl8
 2.5M    tcl8.6
 8.0K    tclConfig.sh
  11M    tcllib1.21
 4.0K    tclooConfig.sh
 276K    tclx8.6
 }}}

 so not much of a burden (size of three photos), although the source code
 for it is about 50MB, if you have to download that for a new release.

 Figuring out how to scrape that source code down by modifying the upstream
 build is not something I could see being maintainable over the long term.
 Might even break the license, have to check...

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/66499#comment:5>
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