Hi! <code> grim$ cd /usr/ports grim$ du -sh core opt . 3,8M core 16M opt 110M . </code> Just an idea, but i think that the most of that space is used by .fatprints of stuff like kde/gnome/openoffice/etc Maybe some kind of compression? I think that gzipped or bzipped .footprint is a great solution! They are rarely viewed by end-users and even developers, so why not to gzip them? Other files in footprint are rather small (like .md5sum) or frequently edited (Pkgfile and pre/post scripts) So I suggest a following: plain-text .md5sum Pkfile pre-install post-install and README files and gzipped .footprint.gz or uncompressed .footprint at the packager's choice This, however requires a minor changes in pkgutils... What the maintainers think about this? -- have a nice winter day, Oleksiy V. Khilkevich [GRIM-UANIC] [GRIM-RIPE] Please avoid sending me Word, Excel or PowerPoint attachments. Use plain text, HTML or PDF instead. http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html