SPECS: webalizer.spec - -base instead of -cron as suggested by blu...

[Jakub Bogusz]

On Thu, Oct 26, 2006 at 01:39:51PM +0200, Paweł Gołaszewski wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Oct 2006, Jakub Bogusz wrote:
> > > Author: glen                         Date: Wed Oct 25 21:52:26 2006 GMT
> > > Module: SPECS                         Tag: HEAD
> > > ---- Log message:
> > > - -base instead of -cron as suggested by blues (not that i like it this way)
> > Why?
> > There are more packages with cronjob separated as -cron (mrtg, utmp-jeber,
> > webmin, vfmg, drupal).
> > And upgrade (main -> -base, -cron -> main) is going to be PITA.
> > If someone doesn't use -cron package currently, he will get cronjob 
> > installed on upgrade
> 
> Was version with -cron subpackage on ftp?
> no -> there is no problem  about that :)
> 
> After all - change proposed by glen would be great PITA too - after 
> upgrade from package before split you'll get not working cron. Even after 
> installing cron package (glen gave no triggers and that's why I've started 
> talking to him about that :) ).
> 
> Besides - it sounds logical for me:
> * -base (or basic) with pure application without any additions
> * main package as full-set.

#define "full-set"?
Is cron job added by distro part of "full-set" or optional addon?

> In other packages with -cron separated could be different situation. First 
> from your list has 2 alternatives: init and cron. I don't know the rest.

utmp-jeber, vfmg and drupal have optional cron jobs.

> IMvHO separating very basic package-set to -base package should be general 
> rule. But - it's only IMO :D

It depends what we define as "base".


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