Bug 35635 – emerge vixie-cron doesn't exist

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: [OLD] Docs-user

[Description kj 2003-12-11 18:54:15 UTC]

In the Installation Doc "Installing Necessary System Tools" you advise to install vixie cron via: emerge -k vixie-cron but doing: emerge vixie-cron gives an error that it doesn't exist. One must install via: emerge vcron

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.emerge vixie-cron
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Actual Results:  
emerge gives an error that vixie-cron doesn't exist

Expected Results:  
installs vixie-cron

[Comment 1 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) 2003-12-11 23:18:34 UTC]

hi, hold on for just a while -- I'll put vcron back in the tree (emerge -k vcron after you emerge sync)

[Comment 2 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) 2003-12-12 06:54:34 UTC]

Hi,

We recently moved vcron -> vixie-cron but forgot that the GRP packages on the installation CDs (and the Portage snapshots) will still be using vcron. We have updated the documentation to reflect this.

[Comment 3 Seemant Kulleen (RETIRED) 2003-12-12 08:56:39 UTC]

as of now, vcron and vixie-cron are both in the tree
vcron will get removed over time I suppose in the following months

Probably I will wait until june 2004 to completely purge vcron out of portage.

[Comment 4 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) 2003-12-13 02:10:37 UTC]

Okay; well, the installation documents will use vixie-cron where possible but include a note about vcron where applicable. I hope the 2004 release will use vixie-cron as GRP package (?)