Thanks. I think cron was part of the fundamental packages when I developed it in the beginning. I'll add at least a recommendation.
/ Ola Inguza Technology AB Sent from a phone Den 16 nov 2014 16:07 skrev "Ted Kotz" <t...@kotz.us>: > It looks like supporting /etc/cron.d and /etc/crontab format are > requirements for packages providing cron-daemon. As systemd-cron had a bug > report against it until it provided support for those formats and fcron > does not provide cron-daemon. > > I can't really say if it should be required or suggested. I was surprised > it wasn't required as a package that integrates with cron should need cron. > > If you have a preference for a specific cron implementation just "or" it > into the list. > > Depends: cron | cron-daemon > > If it encounters this dependency it will prefer to install the first one. > I think the virtual package gives preference to the Debian default which I > believe is croon right now. > > Ola Lundqvist <o...@inguza.com> wrote: >> >> Hi >> >> Good suggestion. However I need to know if other daemons are compatible >> with /etc/cron.d file format. >> >> I guess it should be a dependency on cron-daemon and recommend on cron. >> or? >> >> / Ola >> >> Inguza Technology AB >> Sent from a phone >> Den 15 nov 2014 23:15 skrev "Ted Kotz" <t...@kotz.us>: >> >>> Package: cron-apt >>> Version: 0.9.2 >>> Severity: normal >>> >>> Dear Maintainer, >>> >>> >>> This package should recommend virtual package "cron-daemon" instead of >>> cron. That way users can use an alternative cron daemon more easily. >>> >>> >>> -- System Information: >>> Debian Release: jessie/sid >>> APT prefers testing-updates >>> APT policy: (500, 'testing-updates'), (500, 'testing') >>> Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) >>> Foreign Architectures: i386 >>> >>> Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) >>> Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) >>> Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash >>> >>> Versions of packages cron-apt depends on: >>> ii apt 1.0.9.3 >>> >>> Versions of packages cron-apt recommends: >>> ii bsd-mailx [mailx] 8.1.2-0.20140825cvs-1 >>> pn cron <none> >>> ii liblockfile1 1.09-6 >>> >>> cron-apt suggests no packages. >>> >>> -- Configuration Files: >>> /etc/cron-apt/action.d/3-download changed: >>> autoclean -y >>> dist-upgrade -d -y -o APT::Get::Show-Upgraded=true >>> upgrade -d -y -o APT::Get::Show-Upgraded=true >>> >>> >>> -- no debconf information >>> >> > -- > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. >
