Bug#459344: closed by Otavio Salvador <otavio@debian.org> (Bug#459344: fixed in apt 0.7.13)

[Goswin von Brederlow <goswin-v-b@web.de>]

> Francesco Poli <frx@firenze.linux.it> writes:
>> This is interesting.
>> It would mean that apt should Recommends: at and that the script should
>> test -x /usr/bin/at before attempting to adopt such retry strategy.
>> However it could be done, I think.

Package: at
Priority: standard

So doubtfull anyone will complain.

But sure, test for at. On error if at is not present you fail
directly. Otherwise you retry a few times.

MfG
        Goswin