Hello Gunnar, On Sat, Dec 02, 2006 at 10:23:15PM -0600, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > (If you didn't catch it in the To: line: Check on #391772 for further > background) > > Of the modules you mention: > > > use Crypt; > > Provided by the Bonsai package (in /usr/lib/bonsai/Crypt.pm) > > > use File::Find; > > Provided by perl-modules, which is build-essential. However, this > module is used at installation time (in postinst), so yes, this should > be listed as a pre-depends (as it's not a required/essential package) > > > use Debconf::Client::ConfModule ':all'; > > Provided by debconf, which is Priority: required > > > use DBI; > > Is depended upon by libdbd-mysql-perl, which is both in > build-depends-indep and in depends. > I agree all depend are fulfill. > > Furthermore, it can't be installed without mysql-server, which is in > > recommends, and not depends > > Uhmm... Without looking too deep into Bonsai, I'd not put it as a > depends - Bonsai uses DBI + DBD::Mysql to connect to MySQL - The > server could be in any machine, not necessarily in the same > server. Yes, I hold this even with the reference to #390325 you > provide - The Debconf prompt quoted by Steve is right: The (guided?) > configuration will fail, but the package will be configurable/usable. This is the same as bugzilla package, the mysql server may be in an other host. This is a very common to split database server for web server. I have to allow to follow this architecture otherwise you always have to install mysql-server even if you don't use it. > > > I think all this postinst script is wrong and should be removed and > > even the package itself should be removed at least from etch (I > > don't know if there are many users, but the popcon says it has been > > installed 6 times) Yes postinst is very weak and they is still some manual action to make bonsai usable. > > > > The maintainer seems not to be very active (other bugs are 5 years old > > and tagged "help"), so I think someone else would have to take the > > decision to remove it or not. No I'm not active at all. Maybe I should orphan my packages > > ...I do agree on this, though... I'll close this bug (as all the > depended modules _are_ there) and send a copy of this message to > debian-devel. Of course, I'm also Cc:ing the maintainer - While he > seems to be away (this particular RC bug is almost two months old hand > has seen no activity from him), I'm sure his opinion is very much > worth it. If Rémi agrees with your opinion, or if he is unreachable > and nobody else steps forward to take this package over, I do feel > Bonsai is a candidate for removal. I think bonsai do not add much value to debian. The upstream isn't very active, and the perl code is sometime ugly. But is a useful tools to track change into a CVS repository. > Greetings, Best Regards, Rémi > > -- > Gunnar Wolf - gwolf@gwolf.org - (+52-55)5623-0154 / 1451-2244 > PGP key 1024D/8BB527AF 2001-10-23 > Fingerprint: 0C79 D2D1 2C4E 9CE4 5973 F800 D80E F35A 8BB5 27AF
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