Bug 185854 - maybe run-parts shouldn't be part of crontabs
Summary: maybe run-parts shouldn't be part of crontabs
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
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Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: crontabs
Version: rawhide
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Marcela Mašláňová
QA Contact: Brock Organ
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2006-03-19 20:35 UTC by Patrice Dumas
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:11 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2006-09-20 15:17:44 UTC
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Description Patrice Dumas 2006-03-19 20:35:26 UTC
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run-parts may be usefull for other packages than cron. For example for cron
alternatives (fcron is being submitted to extras). I believe this explains why
there is a requires for crontabs in anacron. Maybe it would be better to have it
in another package?

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Comment 1 Jason Vas Dias 2006-03-19 20:50:27 UTC
Yes, /usr/bin/run-parts is Provide:-ed by the crontabs package.
crontabs is a standalone package and is not part of vixie-cron or anacron.
What problems does having run-parts in crontabs present ?
Some package has to provide run-parts - why not crontabs ?




Comment 2 Patrice Dumas 2006-03-19 21:55:37 UTC
Indeed it may be crontabs, but it seems rather odd to  me to mix the cron config
files with a script that may have a more generic purpose. If there is no better
place for that script, then it may be left in crontabs, but I was hoping that
there is a better place. Maybe initscripts?

Comment 3 Marcela Mašláňová 2006-09-20 15:17:44 UTC
I think it's in crontabs, 'cause many people have related run something 
automatically and cron. fcron is in extras now, so the run-parts can stay, 
where they are.


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