Re: Bug#391836: debian-policy: New virtual package: cron-daemon
On Mon, Oct 05 2009, Bill Allombert wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 05, 2009 at 10:40:02AM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
>> On Thu, Oct 01 2009, Steve Langasek wrote:
>>
>> > On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 01:43:39PM -0500, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
>> >> >> Hi, the bcron-run package provides /etc/crontab, which includes
>> >
>> >> >> 24 4 * * * root test -x /usr/sbin/anacron || run-parts --report /etc/cron.daily
>> >
>> >> > Ok, then the bcron-run package (but not the bcron package) would meet that
>> >> > requirement.
>> >
>> >> So. We have a criteria that would allow for anyone needing to
>> >> set up a periodic cron job, and at least two packages that provide such
>> >> functionality: cron, and bcron-run.
>> >
>> >> Is this sufficient to add a virtual package?
>> >
>> > Given that there's demand for it, seems fine to me.
>>
>> Do I hear another second? Russ, do you still want policy
>> changed, given that the requirements are so pared down now?
>
> What I like to know is the use case for such virtual package. I know about
> popularity-contest cron.daily job, but waht about the other ?
The original use case was for logfile rotation; but really, thi
can be for package that needs periodic tasks to be done (devotee would
like to recommend this, for the processing done during a vote -- while
devotee does not set up a periodic task on install, the voting
mechanism would be crippled without a periodic job execution
mechanism).
So, the generic use case is any periodic task execution.
manoj
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