[ptxdist] [PATCH] install optional symlinks from sendmail to ssmtp

[ptxdist] [PATCH] install optional symlinks from sendmail to ssmtp

[Alexander Dahl]

This patch adds an option to create /usr/sbin/sendmail as symlink to
ssmtp which has the same calling options. This is what Debian does as
well and it's helpful for other daemons using sendmail to send system
mail.

Note: the current ssmtp package doesn't set PREFIX at all so the
binary goes to /sbin/ssmtp at the moment. Would be cool if someone
could fix this, I didn't know how. O:-)

Signed-off-by: Alexander Dahl <post@lespocky.de>
---
 rules/ssmtp.in   |    6 ++++++
 rules/ssmtp.make |    5 +++++
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rules/ssmtp.in b/rules/ssmtp.in
index 302dccc..5813eed 100644
--- a/rules/ssmtp.in
+++ b/rules/ssmtp.in
@@ -35,4 +35,10 @@ config SSMTP_MD5AUTH
 	help
 	  Support for MD5 authentication.
 
+config SSMTP_SENDMAIL
+	bool
+	prompt "sendmail link"
+	help
+	  Install 'sendmail' as a symlink to ssmtp.
+
 endif
diff --git a/rules/ssmtp.make b/rules/ssmtp.make
index 36368b2..74283d2 100644
--- a/rules/ssmtp.make
+++ b/rules/ssmtp.make
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ $(STATEDIR)/ssmtp.targetinstall:
 
 	@$(call install_copy, ssmtp, 0, 0, 0755, -, /sbin/ssmtp)
 
+ifdef PTXCONF_SSMTP_SENDMAIL
+	@$(call install_link, ssmtp, /sbin/ssmtp, /usr/sbin/sendmail)
+	@$(call install_link, ssmtp, ../sbin/sendmail, /usr/lib/sendmail)
+endif
+
 	@$(call install_finish, ssmtp)
 
 	@$(call touch)
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Re: [ptxdist] [PATCH] install optional symlinks from sendmail to ssmtp

[Josef Holzmayr]

Howdy!

Am 28.06.2012 20:04, schrieb Alexander Dahl:
<snip>
> +ifdef PTXCONF_SSMTP_SENDMAIL
> +	@$(call install_link, ssmtp, /sbin/ssmtp, /usr/sbin/sendmail)
> +	@$(call install_link, ssmtp, ../sbin/sendmail, /usr/lib/sendmail)
> +endif
<snip>

Why one time relative, the other time not? Plus, isn't ptxdists 
install_link mechanism relative-only?


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Re: [ptxdist] [PATCH] install optional symlinks from sendmail to ssmtp

[Alexander Dahl]

Hei hei, 

>> +ifdef PTXCONF_SSMTP_SENDMAIL
>> +	@$(call install_link, ssmtp, /sbin/ssmtp, /usr/sbin/sendmail)
>> +	@$(call install_link, ssmtp, ../sbin/sendmail, /usr/lib/sendmail)
>> +endif
> <snip>
> 
> Why one time relative, the other time not? Plus, isn't ptxdists
> install_link mechanism relative-only?

I have to admit I didn't put too much thought in this and just copied
what I found on my Debian system. I can't say anything about the link
mechanism. I'll have a deeper look in this on Monday.

Greets
Alex

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Re: [ptxdist] [PATCH] install optional symlinks from sendmail to ssmtp

[Michael Olbrich]

Hi,

On Fri, Jun 29, 2012 at 11:19:22PM +0200, Alexander Dahl wrote:
> >> +ifdef PTXCONF_SSMTP_SENDMAIL
> >> +	@$(call install_link, ssmtp, /sbin/ssmtp, /usr/sbin/sendmail)
> >> +	@$(call install_link, ssmtp, ../sbin/sendmail, /usr/lib/sendmail)
> >> +endif
> > <snip>
> > 
> > Why one time relative, the other time not? Plus, isn't ptxdists
> > install_link mechanism relative-only?
> 
> I have to admit I didn't put too much thought in this and just copied
> what I found on my Debian system. I can't say anything about the link
> mechanism. I'll have a deeper look in this on Monday.

Nowadays PTXdist can handle relative and absolute links. We had relative
symlinks for a long time, because it made manipulating and checking the
nfsroot (platform-<plat>/root) easier. Now we have a 'ptxdist setup' option
to convert all absolute symlinks into relative symlinks in nfsroot only.

So just use what makes more sense. In this case I'd say, use absolute
symlinks.

Michael

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Re: [ptxdist] [PATCH] install optional symlinks from sendmail to ssmtp

[Josef Holzmayr]

Am 30.06.2012 13:01, schrieb Michael Olbrich:
> Nowadays PTXdist can handle relative and absolute links. We had relative
> symlinks for a long time, because it made manipulating and checking the
> nfsroot (platform-<plat>/root) easier. Now we have a 'ptxdist setup' option
> to convert all absolute symlinks into relative symlinks in nfsroot only.

Ah, thanks for the explanation!
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