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Bug 16628 - qstat should not be a dependency of nagios-plugins
Summary: qstat should not be a dependency of nagios-plugins
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Linux
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Dean Bailey
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Reported: 2003-03-01 14:09 UTC by Cal Evans
Modified: 2003-06-17 12:27 UTC (History)
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Description Cal Evans 2003-03-01 14:09:23 UTC
Can we add qstat as a USE variable or something instead of making it a
dependency of nagios-plugins?  I understand that there is a plugin that will
work with qstat but since I use nagios on a production server at work, I don't
ever want to install qstat. (which is used to monitor FPS games)

Thank you.
=C=

* Cal Evans
* Stay Plugged Into Your Audience
* http://www.christianperformer.com

Reproducible: Always
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Comment 1 Dean Bailey 2003-03-16 13:48:01 UTC
I would love to... but I dont think many if any other programs use qstat as a dependancy. Thus it makes it a almost useless use flag. The qstat binary isnt large and for me its a dependancy that I have to have for my nagios servers.
Comment 2 Cal Evans 2003-03-18 15:55:04 UTC
Adding qstat as a USE in nagios would be trivial. I am not aware of any rules as to how many times a USE variable must be used before it can be added.  True this is probably the only program that would use it but it is worse to assume that everyone wants it.

I have to un-install it after every update to nagios simply because you use it on your system.  I do not use it and keep my systems free of programs I don't use. (what is not there cannot be hacked.)

Please reconsider adding it. 

=C=
Comment 3 Cal Evans 2003-05-27 17:41:14 UTC
This is still a problem.  Adding the  keyword qstat makes changes in 2 places in the ebuild and resolves this issue for those of us who do not monitor games on our network.  Qstat is not a dependency for nagios. It is an option. It should be treated as such.

Please re-consider adding the qstat keyword to this ebuild.
=C=
Comment 4 Dean Bailey 2003-06-17 12:27:09 UTC
fixed in nagios-plugins-1.3.0-r1, which is going into portage in about an hour