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Disk space

The total space required to extract and install binaries for all programs in the Developer's Kit is from 10 to 16 megabytes, depending on the target. The actual disk space required by the Developer's Kit is printed on the disk label. The INSTALL program dynamically compares the space available on your designated drive with the size of the installation before starting the installation. If you do not have enough space to install the binaries, the INSTALL program exits with an error message before writing anything.

Note that if you're using a disk compression utility like STACKER then the actual amount of disk space that you have available may be less than reported. This is because the compression utilities usually report the amount of free space available assuming that the data which would go into it would be compressed at least as well as the data already on the disk. This is important information if you're trying to install the tools onto a compressed disk with only just enough room for the installation. It could be that you run out of real disk space before the installation is complete because the compression utility couldn't do as good a job as it expected.


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