Bug#252082: closed by Pierre HABOUZIT <madcoder@debian.org> (Re: kmail: program "lockfile" doesn't exist when requesting FCNTL mail locking)

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <lkcl@lkcl.net>]

"recommends" don't get installed by default.

you therefore have a policy violation bug.

at the very least you need to notify people of the requirement.

l.


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> #252082: kmail: program "lockfile" doesn't exist when requesting FCNTL mail locking,
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> From: Pierre HABOUZIT <madcoder@debian.org>
> To: Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <lkcl@lkcl.net>,
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> Subject: Re: kmail: program "lockfile" doesn't exist when requesting FCNTL mail locking
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> On Tue, Jun 01, 2004 at 11:20:51AM +0000, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
> > Package: kmail
> > Severity: normal
> > 
> > 
> > hi, i am setting up a Debian / SE/Linux (unstable) system so i have
> > kde 3.2.2 installed.
> > 
> > permission to create a file /var/mail/lkcl.lock is banned, and i do
> > not believe it sensible to grant access to that directory just to
> > create a lock file!
> > 
> > therefore i tried FCNTL instead.
> > 
> > and... it doesn't work, because the command "lockfile" doesn't exist.
> > 
> > so i did apt-get install lockfile-progs (which should be a dependency
> > on kmail, shouldn't it?  i dunno) but there doesn't appear to be a
> > command lockfile in that package, only lockfile-create and stuff.
> > 
> > help?
> > 
> > l.
> 
>   kmail recommends procmail, that provides the necessary lockfile
> command.
>   closing the bug
> 
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> ·O·  Pierre Habouzit
> ··O                                                madcoder@debian.org
> OOO                                                http://www.madism.org




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