[Popcon-developers] Bug#483754: Bug#483754: overbroad Recommends

[Bill.Allombert@math.u-bordeaux1.fr (Bill Allombert)]

On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 08:52:46PM +0000, Robert Millan wrote:
> Package: popularity-contest
> Version: 1.45
> Severity: wishlist
> Tags: patch
> 
> Please consider lowering the recommends for installing this package:
> 
>   - Accept 'anacron' as an alternative to 'cron | fcron' for
>     satisfiing Recommends (so if anacron is already installed,
>     there's no need to install cron as well).

Hello Robert,

What will that do ? What happen if anacron is installed but not cron or
fcron ?

>   - Lower exim4 to Suggests (assuming the http method will work ok for
>     most users).

http only works with permanent internet connection. Using a mail server
allows to queue the submission until the network is available.

Cheers,
-- 
Bill. <ballombe at debian.org>

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