it is needed in order to be able to use git-send-email with smtp authentication ... if it is not installed, git-send-email prints the message:
Need MIME::Base64 and Authen::SASL todo auth at /usr/bin/git-send-email line 652. git-send-email is usable without, but since smtp authentication is broken without, i would strongly suggest to add a dependency, rather than a recommendation ... -- Missing dependency on libauthen-sasl-perl https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/258142 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
