Thread: dpkg not checking Installed-Size field

i've created .deb file works fine, except installed-size field in control file doesn't appear read. if there's insufficient disk space, dpkg tries install anyway, fails in middle when disk fills up.

i've checked syntax of control file, , nothing in .deb appears wrong or corrupted. causing this?

in advance.

okay, i've tried .deb files download "apt-get -d install", , same thing happens. dpkg seems ignore installed-size field entirely.

karin@teeny-box:/var/cache/apt/archives$ sudo dpkg -i java-common_0.34_all.deb
new debian package, version 2.0.
size 80318 bytes: control archive= 1941 bytes.
881 bytes, 20 lines control
3639 bytes, 42 lines md5sums
package: java-common
version: 0.34
architecture: all
maintainer: ubuntu developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
original-maintainer: debian java mailing list <debian-java@lists.debian.org>
installed-size: 484

karin@teeny-box:/var/cache/apt/archives$ df -k
filesystem 1k-blocks used available use% mounted on
/dev/sda1 2899724 2817984 0 100% /



karin@teeny-box:/var/cache/apt/archives$ sudo dpkg -i java-common_0.34_all.deb
(reading database ... 124580 files , directories installed.)
preparing replace java-common 0.34 (using java-common_0.34_all.deb) ...
unpacking replacement java-common ...
setting java-common (0.34) ...
processing triggers doc-base ...
processing 2 changed doc-base file(s)...
registering documents scrollkeeper...
processing triggers man-db ...
/usr/bin/mandb: can't write /var/cache/man/3911: no space left on device

karin@teeny-box:/var/cache/apt/archives$ df -k
filesystem 1k-blocks used available use% mounted on
/dev/sda1 2899724 2817984 0 100% /

expected output when installed-size exceeds available space?

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