Bug#508644: mass bugfiling (against 8 packages) and/or new package default-mta
On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 03:42:39PM +0100, Holger Levsen wrote:
> But as this would hardcode exim4 as the default MTA for Debian in a number
> of packages, some better solutions have been proposed in
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/05/msg00381.html with the best
> choice appearantly being <87ve1faria.fsf@frosties.localdomain> which
> proposes that exim4 should provide default-mta, packages needing an MTA
> should depend on default-mta | mail-transfer-agent and the other MTAs should
> provide mail-transfer-agent. Then, if we want to change the default, we just
> need to touch two packages.
I agree that this is the best solution.
> As per policy I'd like to gather consensus on this before mass filing bugs.
Given that m-t-a is mentioned explicitly in policy, and that "default-mta"
will be a virtual package, I think this should be recorded in policy as well
- though if a clear consensus emerges on debian-devel, there's no need to go
through the policy process before filing bugs.
Also, I haven't seen the exim4 maintainers comment on this proposal until
now. Obviously we would want to get that package to Provide: default-mta
before filing bugs on other packages.
Cheers,
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