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Wine package size significantly increased by adding debugging symbols
The recent commit https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/wine/-/commit/546fcbf7a6f693821f55f3ed7ddd5414a18ea34f has added debugging symbols to the Wine package. As a result, the package size has increased by approximately 200MB. Example: ```python Package (16) Old Version New Version Net Change Download Size multilib/wine 9.18-1 9.18-2 764,76 MiB 193,14 MiB ``` Key Concerns: 1. User Benefit: Is the inclusion of debugging symbols beneficial for the average user who doesn't need advanced debugging capabilities? 2. Impact on Arch Mirrors: Given the significant increase in package size, will this put unnecessary strain on the Arch mirrors A possible solution could be to provide the debugging symbols as a separate package, ensuring they are only installed by those who need them. This would keep the default Wine package size leaner for the general user base.
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