[Bug 240617] Re: mpack depends on execv from ssmtp
I can't repro that in Xenial. The error message I get comes from the ssmtp sendmail: cannot open mail:25 If you can run strace mpack path/to/file ran...@example.com we could at least see what's wrong. Also, make sure your PATH is correct. Out of the box on Ubuntu, ssmtp installs /usr/sbin/sendmail which might not be in your PATH if you are running as a mortal user. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/240617 Title: mpack depends on execv from ssmtp To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mpack/+bug/240617/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 240617] Re: mpack depends on execv from ssmtp
I've just run into this, except that I do have ssmtp installed. System is a raspberry Pi running raspbian Linux pi3 4.4.50-v7+ #970 SMP Mon Feb 20 19:18:29 GMT 2017 armv7l GNU/Linux mpack -o ... works fine. mpack ... [file] [emailaddress] fails with "execv: No such file or directory" sudo mpack ... [file] [emailaddress] fails the same ssmtp [emailaddress] works fine. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/240617 Title: mpack depends on execv from ssmtp To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mpack/+bug/240617/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 240617] Re: mpack depends on execv from ssmtp
I can speculate on why the package maintainer has opted for a weaker dependency, but if you would like to see this fixed, forwarding this bug upstream would seem like a reasonable first step. http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?pkg=mpack;dist=unstable -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/240617 Title: mpack depends on execv from ssmtp To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mpack/+bug/240617/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 240617] Re: mpack depends on execv from ssmtp
Also: $ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description:Ubuntu 12.10 Release:12.10 Codename: quantal -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/240617 Title: mpack depends on execv from ssmtp To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mpack/+bug/240617/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 240617] Re: mpack depends on execv from ssmtp
era, As I understand the documentation, this isn't an opinion thing. If the package does not operate without the other package, it is a depend, not a recommend. Below is my source for this information. If I misunderstand you, please correct or tell me how to use this package without the recommended package. http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch- relationships.html#s-binarydeps "The Depends field should be used if the depended-on package is required for the depending package to provide a significant amount of functionality." "The Recommends field should list packages that would be found together with this one in all but unusual installations. " ** Changed in: mpack (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/240617 Title: mpack depends on execv from ssmtp To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mpack/+bug/240617/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
[Bug 240617] Re: mpack depends on execv from ssmtp
The package Suggests: mail-transport-agent. Perhaps the dependency could reasonably be upgraded to Recommends: but that is a matter of detailed opinion. The dependency declaration is there, and by policy, it is the user's choice whether or not to install the suggested package. Thus, I am setting the Status of this bug report to Invalid. "execv" is the name of the system call which fails; it probably attempts to execv sendmail, which is provided by the mail-transport-agent alternatives. ** Changed in: mpack (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/240617 Title: mpack depends on execv from ssmtp To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mpack/+bug/240617/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
