[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 esbugz):

 Replying to [comment:5 kencu]:
 > I think the entire base TCL installation is something like 14MB
 >
 > {{{
 > % du -sh tcl*
 > }}}

 Why would you ignore all the other junk that doesn't have `tcl*` prefix???
 The whole `base/vendor` folder is ~125m
  - 52m `tcl8.6.12`
     - ~10m of which a very helpful `tests`/`doc`/`changelogs`, so almost
 your "entire base"
  - ~70m is `tcllib-1.21` with similarly useful `tests` and docs in the
 modules taking most(?) of the space (7/9m for `pt` is `tests`)

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/66499#comment:6>
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