Re: Why does mysql-server depend on exim?

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Subject: Re: Why does mysql-server depend on exim?
From: Rene Engelhard <rene@debian.org>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:18:24 +0200
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Hi,

mlists@stacktrace.us wrote:
> While installing mysql-server I noticed the following dependencies:
>
> "bsd-mailx exim4 exim4-base exim4-config exim4-daemon-light"
>
> Although it's not that big of a deal, it does raise the question "Why should a database server require a MTA?"

It doesn't.

mysql-server is an empty package and depends on mysql-server-5.0.
Which *recommends* mailx.
And mailx *of course* depends on a MTA.

Install-recommends-per-default strikes again.

Grüße/Regards,

René
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