Re: [PATCH 0/2] make git installation footprint smaller

> Ever wonder where that extra 5MB of disk space went that you thought you
> had?  Well, it turns out that git isn't being quite as space-efficient as
> it could be.  Some files that could be installed as links are instead being
> installed as full copies of the original.
>
> With these two patches, we shrink the installation footprint of git by
> making hard or symbolic links for non-builtin programs and for those binaries
> installed in the bin directory.  We already do this for binaries installed
> in libexec.  This can reduce the size of a git installation on the order of
> 10-30%.  Probably about 5-10MB.  Whoopee!!!
>
> Enjoy.
>
> Brandon Casey (2):
>    Makefile: link builtins residing in bin directory to main git binary
>      too
>    Makefile: make hard/symbolic links for non-builtins too
>
>   Makefile |   15 ++++++++++++---
>   1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>