On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 03:42:39PM +0100, Holger Levsen wrote: > But as this would hardcode exim4 as the default MTA for Debian in a number > of packages, some better solutions have been proposed in > http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/05/msg00381.html with the best > choice appearantly being <87ve1faria....@frosties.localdomain> which > proposes that exim4 should provide default-mta, packages needing an MTA > should depend on default-mta | mail-transfer-agent and the other MTAs should > provide mail-transfer-agent. Then, if we want to change the default, we just > need to touch two packages.
I agree that this is the best solution. > As per policy I'd like to gather consensus on this before mass filing bugs. Given that m-t-a is mentioned explicitly in policy, and that "default-mta" will be a virtual package, I think this should be recorded in policy as well - though if a clear consensus emerges on debian-devel, there's no need to go through the policy process before filing bugs. Also, I haven't seen the exim4 maintainers comment on this proposal until now. Obviously we would want to get that package to Provide: default-mta before filing bugs on other packages. Cheers, -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slanga...@ubuntu.com vor...@debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
