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Bug#931631: Wrong dependency on virtual logind packages



Am 09.07.19 um 01:49 schrieb Colin Watson:
> On Tue, Jul 09, 2019 at 12:44:20AM +0200, Michael Biebl wrote:
>> Am 08.07.19 um 18:13 schrieb Colin Watson:
>>> CCing Adam, who suggested the default-logind | logind part of this; I
>>> know very little about elogind myself.
>>>
>>> I can see how an "artificial" dependency like this might make sense to
>>> avoid libpam-systemd being pulled in for people who aren't using
>>> systemd, though, even if other logind implementations don't provide the
>>> same session registration features.
>>
>> Well, if that is the sole reason why that alternative dependency was
>> added, then this is a poor choice.
> 
> Assuming that my attempt to restate the requirement is correct, what's
> your concrete alternative proposal, implementable in openssh, that also
> satisfies that requirement?

Assuming it is, there is none (atm), or is there?
So imho it's best to revert this change since it doesn't achieve what it
is supposed to achieve and is simply confusing.



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