Why does mysql-server depend on exim?
I just bootstrapped a fresh vm for some sandbox testing and came across the following issue. While installing mysql-server I noticed the following dependencies: bsd-mailx exim4 exim4-base exim4-config exim4-daemon-light Although it's not that big of a deal, it does raise the question Why should a database server require a MTA? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Why does mysql-server depend on exim?
Hi, mli...@stacktrace.us wrote: While installing mysql-server I noticed the following dependencies: bsd-mailx exim4 exim4-base exim4-config exim4-daemon-light Although it's not that big of a deal, it does raise the question Why should a database server require a MTA? It doesn't. mysql-server is an empty package and depends on mysql-server-5.0. Which *recommends* mailx. And mailx *of course* depends on a MTA. Install-recommends-per-default strikes again. Grüße/Regards, René -- .''`. René Engelhard -- Debian GNU/Linux Developer : :' : http://www.debian.org | http://people.debian.org/~rene/ `. `' r...@debian.org | GnuPG-Key ID: 248AEB73 `- Fingerprint: 41FA F208 28D4 7CA5 19BB 7AD9 F859 90B0 248A EB73 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Re: Why does mysql-server depend on exim?
mli...@stacktrace.us mli...@stacktrace.us (26/06/2009): While installing mysql-server I noticed the following dependencies: bsd-mailx exim4 exim4-base exim4-config exim4-daemon-light Although it's not that big of a deal, it does raise the question Why should a database server require a MTA? -(cy...@talisker pts/5)-(~) $ LANG=C aptitude why mysql-server exim4 p mysql-server Dependsmysql-server-5.0 p mysql-server-5.0 Recommends mailx p mailutilsProvides mailx p mailutilsDependsexim4 | mail-transport-agent Mraw, KiBi. signature.asc Description: Digital signature
