Bug#502762: Bug#429059: Bug#502762: Simple Fix - more cause and better fix

2008-10-23 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2008-10-23 12:02 +0200, Agustin Martin wrote: > On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 06:39:20PM +0200, Agustin Martin wrote: >> Just noticed that this problem has already been reported against emacs22-el, >> and seems not strictly related to mailcrypt. >> >> #429059: emacs22-el: error message in sendmail.e

Bug#502762: Simple Fix - more cause and better fix

2008-10-23 Thread Davide G. M. Salvetti
> AM == Agustin Martin [2008-10-23] AM> For the records, a proposed fix for sendmail.el Debian changes in emacs22 AM> is to use AM> (if (not (file-executable-p "/usr/bin/mail")) AM> (progn AM> (message "/usr/bin/mail is not executable") AM> (setq mail-interactive t))) AM> instead of AM> (

Bug#502762: Simple Fix - more cause and better fix

2008-10-23 Thread Agustin Martin
On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 06:39:20PM +0200, Agustin Martin wrote: > Just noticed that this problem has already been reported against emacs22-el, > and seems not strictly related to mailcrypt. > > #429059: emacs22-el: error message in sendmail.el stops loading gnus when > not using any MTA > > This

Bug#502762: Simple Fix - more cause and better fix

2008-10-22 Thread Agustin Martin
On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 09:43:57AM -0500, Jim Studt wrote: > > On Oct 22, 2008, at 8:05 AM, Agustin Martin wrote: > >Note that seems that mailcrypt can also be used under gnus, which > >provides mail-reader. However, gnus seems to not provide > >/usr/bin/mail. Not sure if this bug is present when

Bug#502762: Simple Fix - more cause and better fix

2008-10-22 Thread Jim Studt
On Oct 22, 2008, at 9:56 AM, Julien Cristau wrote: On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 09:43:57 -0500, Jim Studt wrote: This points out a better solution for the Depends: line. It should have Depends: mail-transport-agent | mailx. No, you can't have a virtual package as the first alternative in Depends

Bug#502762: Simple Fix - more cause and better fix

2008-10-22 Thread Julien Cristau
On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 09:43:57 -0500, Jim Studt wrote: > This points out a better solution for the Depends: line. > It should have Depends: mail-transport-agent | mailx. > No, you can't have a virtual package as the first alternative in Depends, otherwise a random mta gets installed. Cheers, J

Bug#502762: Simple Fix - more cause and better fix

2008-10-22 Thread Jim Studt
On Oct 22, 2008, at 8:05 AM, Agustin Martin wrote: Note that seems that mailcrypt can also be used under gnus, which provides mail-reader. However, gnus seems to not provide /usr/bin/mail. Not sure if this bug is present when gnus is installed. gnus requires emacs21 so that is not an issue. I

Bug#502762: Simple Fix

2008-10-22 Thread Jim Studt
I don't think mail-reader is sufficient. Looking at some available mail readers... nail : depends on mailx mew: does not provide a /usr/bin/mail and mailcrypt's configure fails with this installed and no /usr/bin/mail On Oct 22, 2008, at 2:30 AM, Matthew Johnson wrote: Hmm, shoul

Bug#502762: Simple Fix

2008-10-22 Thread Agustin Martin
On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 08:30:55AM +0100, Matthew Johnson wrote: > owner 502762 ! > thanks > > Hmm, should it just depend on mailx, or something like mailx | > mail-reader? Does anything else provide /usr/bin/mail? Note that seems that mailcrypt can also be used under gnus, which provides mail-r

Bug#502762: Simple Fix

2008-10-22 Thread Matthew Johnson
On Wed Oct 22 14:17, Davide G. M. Salvetti wrote: > > MJ == Matthew Johnson [2008-10-22] > > MJ> I am happy to NMU or sponsor a fix > > What about coordinating with the maintainer? > I'm also certainly happy to do that (-: Let me know what you want to do. Matt -- Matthew Johnson signat

Bug#502762: Simple Fix

2008-10-22 Thread Davide G. M. Salvetti
> MJ == Matthew Johnson [2008-10-22] MJ> I am happy to NMU or sponsor a fix What about coordinating with the maintainer? -- Thanks, Davide -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Bug#502762: Simple Fix

2008-10-22 Thread Matthew Johnson
owner 502762 ! thanks Hmm, should it just depend on mailx, or something like mailx | mail-reader? Does anything else provide /usr/bin/mail? I am happy to NMU or sponsor a fix Matt -- Matthew Johnson signature.asc Description: Digital signature

Bug#502762: Simple Fix

2008-10-21 Thread Jim Studt
The package fails for the lack of a /usr/bin/mail program. Since it seems unlikely that this package will ever be used without such a program installed, adding "mailx" to the Depends resolves this. -- Jim Studt [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subje