Bugzilla Bug 193073

The dspam package should not depend on:

postgres?   ( >=dev-db/postgresql-7.4.3 )

If the use flag postgres is set dspam must depend on:

postgres?   ( >=dev-db/libpq-7.4.3 )

because you normally have a centralized database server to ask for the spam
token. At the moment you have to install the database even if you connect to a
remote database which is a waste of space and resources.

Please fix this  



Reproducible: Always

*** Bug 193081 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Bug 193081 is actually not a duplicate. I explains what should be done to
accomplish a clean setup procedure, so please look at  Bug 193081 for a
possible solution.

I need /usr/bin/psql in pkg_config.
Closed as INVALID.

Hi, 

the dependencies should not rely on programs you need for the set-up of the
system. It is enough to install the postgresql bindings. That is all dspam
needs for installation/build and function, the set-up is different story.

At the set-up stage you should inform the user that (s)he needs a Postgresql
server package if they want a "local" installation. A smart set-up routine
would detect that and give the Admin additional information and advise about
the set-up in a local or remote database environment.

From a security standpoint of view is a unused installation of a software
package which is not actively used ALWAYS a security risk, and therefore should
be avoided.

Postgres client is also needed by the current cron script.

The clean-up cron script can run on the database server. Why should it be run
remote? There are no dependencies on the local installation.