Bug#924037: Please add anacron back to task-desktop and task-laptop

[Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org>]

Hi,

Ian Jackson <ijackson@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:
> Package: task-desktop
> Version: 3.49
> 
> The rationale for this change is IMO not correct.
> 
> Michael Biebl <biebl@debian.org> wrote:
> | all important cron jobs have a corresponding .timer unit
> 
> This is not a sufficient condition.  Firstly, it is necessary for all
> cron jobs, not just ones considered `important', to have a
> corresponding timer unit, for this change to be correct.
> 
> Secondly, this change simply breaks systems without systemd.  If
> (which I deny) it is a good idea to change this for systemd systems,
> measures should be taken to arrange that non-systemd systems still get
> anacron.  For example, a dependency on   systemd-sysv | anacron
> 
> (Thirdly, and tangentially, for reasons explored further in the
> debian-devel thread, systemd timer units are not a suitable
> replacement for many applications.)
> 
> Also I think that when changes are being made which might break
> non-systemd systems, the Debian Ecosystem Init Diversity team
>  debian-init-diversity@chiark.greenend.org.uk
> should be consulted so that the appropriate fixes can be developed.

I tend to follow this proposal (also looking at the corresponding
discussion on d-devel).

> Finally, this change is rather late wrt the freeze.

Since this is just a revert of a recent change, this can be considered
causing no harm.


Any objections?
kibi?


Holger



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