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On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 06:29:57PM +0100, Hans de Graaff wrote: |
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> On Wed, 2017-12-20 at 18:02 +0100, Michał Górny wrote: |
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> > sys-process/vixie-cron |
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> My understanding is that vixie-cron is no longer maintained and sys- |
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> process/cronie is the drop-in replacement that is now also suggested as |
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> the default cron in the handbook. |
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> https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-dev/message/d898f86f805909eb72aba61d |
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> 2dca8523 |
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> I seem to recall a more recent discussion about this as well, but can't |
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> find it at the moment. |
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> Perhaps it is time to mask vixie-cron for removal? |
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I just updated the SELinux patch on vixie-cron and stabilized it a while |
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ago, it works fine and doesnt need all that much maintenance. I vote |
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keep it, i'll look after it. If it has some big architectural issues |
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later then we can last-rite it but its been reliable so far. |
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I added myself to the Cron project with blueness. |
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-- Jason |
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