[Bioc-devel] Package size issue

[Kevin R. Coombes]

If it is the .git pack that is the problem, you can keep it out of the 
tarball by creating a file in the main package directory (where 
DESCRIPTION lives) called ",Rbuildignore". Put a line in that file that 
reads
   \.git/(.*)
That will keep anything in the .git folder from being included.

On 3/28/2024 7:16 PM, Gabriel.Villamil using mdc-berlin.de wrote:
> Hi!
>
> This is my first message to the mailing list so apologies if I am breaking any guidelines.
>
> I am submitting a package called Ribostan and the build report gives an error that the package tarball exceeds the size requirement. I am also being warned that individual package files exceed the 5MB size limit.
>
> The total size of a fresh clone of my package is 5.9MB, but 3.9MB of that is from the single packfile in .git/objects/pack. As I understand, the packfile contains the history of all files that have ever been in the repository, including files that have been deleted.
>
> I am wondering if this packfile is what is inflating my package size in the build and whether there is a solution to reduce its size. In case it is relevant: at some point a 1.38MB bam file was committed to the repo as toy data for running examples, but has since been deleted. I am also wondering why an individual file is reported to be exceeding 5MB when I don’t see any such file in my repo.
>
> Any advice would be very welcome!
>
> Best regards,
> Gabriel
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