FS#2998 - rsync: depends(ssh [etc])

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Jon Scully (soloport) - Tuesday, 26 July 2005, 22:46 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Current
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture not specified
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version 0.7 Wombat
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 0%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

'pacman -S rsync' doesn't flag that it depends on ssh (though theoretically it *can* use rsh).

After installation, however (when run with no -e option), it complains: "Failed to exec ssh: No such file or directory".
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Closed by  Judd Vinet (judd)
Wednesday, 27 July 2005, 17:16 GMT
Reason for closing:  Not a bug
Comment by Jon Scully (soloport) - Tuesday, 26 July 2005, 22:47 GMT
Uh, should have stated "depends=(openssh [etc])"
Comment by Jürgen Hötzel (juergen) - Wednesday, 27 July 2005, 06:18 GMT
Well, rsync can also run in daemom mode or sync local directories. Perhaps
somebody want to use it with rsh or any other remote shell (www.ssh.com) available.

openssh is not mandatory, so i wouldnt hardcode an 'openssh' dependency here.


Jürgen
Comment by Judd Vinet (judd) - Wednesday, 27 July 2005, 17:16 GMT
True. ssh isn't explicitly required to run. This is more left to the administrator's discretion. If s/he wants to pipe rsync through ssh, then it should be obvious that openssh is required.

If we ever include a PKGBUILD field for optional dependencies, then openssh would be included here.

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