[Pkg-libvirt-maintainers] Bug#898103: Bug#898103: missing dmidecode runtime depends

[Guido Günther]

control: -1 severity wishlist
retitle: -1 Please depend on dmidecode

On Mon, May 07, 2018 at 02:19:09PM +0200, Thomas Goirand wrote:
> On 05/07/2018 01:44 PM, Guido Günther wrote:
> > On Mon, May 07, 2018 at 10:19:06AM +0200, Thomas Goirand wrote:
> >> Package: libvirt-daemon-system
> >> Version: 3.0.0-4+deb9u3+infomaniak+1
> >> Severity: important
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Running puppet-openstack, I get the below output:
> >>
> >> 2018-05-04 14:31:34 +0000 /Stage[main]/Nova::Compute::Libvirt::Services/Service[libvirt] (err): Failed to call refresh: Systemd restart for libvirtd failed!
> >> debian-stretch-rax-ord-0003871383 libvirtd[1071]: internal error: Failed to find path for dmidecode binary
> >>
> >> Please add dmidecode as runtime depends, as this is needed in some cases.
> > 
> > It is in Recommends: since you can do without it.
> >  -- Guido
> 
> In what way would a Depends: hurt?

Pulling in more stuff that often isn't needed.
 -- Guido