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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