Bug#1084924: The system-log-daemon virtual package

Sean Whitton <[email protected]> Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:12:56 +0800

Newsgroups	gmane.linux.debian.devel.ctte
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Hello,

On Fri 08 Nov 2024 at 02:00pm +01, Helmut Grohne wrote:

> In my understanding, system-log-daemon virtual package originally served
> two distinct purposes:
>
>  1. If you depend on it, then you can assume that messages emitted using
>     syslog(3) or written to /dev/log are handled in some means.
>  2. The dependency system prevents two implementations of a /dev/log
>     handling service from being installed at the same time.
>
> When I say "exclusion mechanism" I refer to the second purpose. My
> understanding of the conversation thus far is that we have broad
> consensus for continued use of the virtual package for preventing
> coinstallation of two logging services (2) while we have some
> disagreement about how to express a requirement on logging services to
> be available (1).

Thanks, I see what you mean now.

-- 
Sean Whitton

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