Re: Bug#391836: debian-policy: New virtual package: cron-daemon
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 ?
Cheers,
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Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>
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