[Yum-devel] [PATCH] report total download size

[seth vidal]

> Performing the following to resolve dependencies:
> 
>  Action   Package         Arch  Version     Repository  Size
>  ------------------------------------------------------------
>  Install  mysql           i386  3.23.58-14  updates     2.8 M
>  Install  perl-DBI        i386  1.40-5      base        3.0 M
>  Install  perl-DBD-MySQL  i386  2.9003-5    base        5.0 M
> 
>  3 packages with a total download size of: 10.8 M
>  Is this ok [y/N]:
> 
> 
> Or something similar to help remove the ambuguity and unknown variables
> for the average user. With the proper setup we can educate and automate
> at the same time ;). Comments welcome.
> 

Problem:
1. limited screen real-estate - we will NOT be bringing in a curses-like
entity into yum so we have to remember 80 cols - also lots of package
names can be huge.

2. is this really as big of a problem as has been suggested? I have a
hard time believing it is due to the complete and utter lack of any
requests for it.

i'm not trying to be harsh - but just b/c 1 or 2 people request
something loudly does not make it oft-requested.

-sv