Wonky package dependencies?

[Mike Bird]

On Mon, 2006-04-17 at 02:34, Jhair Tocancipa Triana wrote:
> Brian Puccio writes:
> 
> > On Mon, 2006-04-17 at 07:19 +0800, Michael T. Richter wrote:
> >> In Breezy I decided to install MySQL on my wife's computer.  I chose
> >> the server version.  Imagine my surprise when it insisted on dragging
> >> postfix along for the ride?
> >> 
> >> What gives?  Why does MySQL's server component rely on postfix?
> 
> > MySQL does not rely on postfix. It recommends mailx, which in turn
> > relies on postfix or any other MTA for that matter. Take a look for
> > yourself:
> 
> BTW, the dependency issue on a MTA seems to be fixed already in Dapper,
> 
> $ apt-cache show mysql-server-5.0 | egrep '(Depends|Recommends)'
> Depends: mysql-common (>= 5.0.19-3), mysql-client-5.0 (>= 5.0.19-3), libdbi-perl, perl (>= 5.6), libc6 (>= 2.3.4-1), libgcc1 (>= 1:4.0.2), libmysqlclient15off (>= 5.0.19-1), libncurses5 (>= 5.4-5), libreadline5 (>= 5.1), libstdc++6 (>= 4.0.2-4), libwrap0, zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.1), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, adduser (>= 3.40), psmisc, passwd
> Recommends: mailx

A SQL server that throws away serious error reports?  No
doubt every PHB can hack up a quick MTA in the Python
development environment thoughtfully included on their
desktop.

Actually, Ubuntu Dapper has deliberately broken yet another
feature.  No wonder our clients are heading to Debian.  It's
a crying shame.  The six month update cycle was a perfect
improvement on Debian but Ubuntu's crazy changes have made
it too risky for business use.

Send your flames to /dev/null.  Serious criticism is
patriotic.  We had really hoped Ubuntu would work out.

--Mike Bird