Bug#522507: exim4-base: debin/control::Depends add anacron

[Marc Haber]

On Wed, Apr 08, 2009 at 06:27:56PM +0300, Jari Aalto wrote:
> Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages at zugschlus.de> writes:
> > On Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 09:49:11PM +0300, Jari Aalto wrote:
> >> The dependency already includes fcron:
> >> 
> >>      ...a scheduler. It implements most of Vixie Cron's functionalities.
> >>      But contrary to Vixie Cron, fcron does not need your system to be
> >>      up 7 days a week, 24 hours a day: it also works well with systems
> >>      which are running neither all the time nor regularly.
> >> 
> >> anacron is no different
> >
> > anacron _is_ different as it does not implement "most of Vixie Cron's
> > functionalities".
> 
> Does exim have specific needs? That is, is there some "vixie" feature
> that is necessary for exim to work, that is not in met by anacron?

anacron is an extension to a normal cron, not a replacement.

Greetings
Marc, leaving the last call to Andreas and now pulling out of the
discussion

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