Bug 4001 – sys-apps/dcron uses wrong path to sendmail

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Peter Simons 2002-06-21 16:47:15 UTC]

The dcron utility as installed via the ebuild mechanism expects the sendmail
binary at /usr/lib/sendmail. But sendmail is installed at /usr/sbin/sendmail. 
Hence, it would be nice if dcron's ebuild would fix that path. I didn't test it,
but maybe the other cron variants have the same problem?

[Comment 1 Thilo Bangert (RETIRED) (RETIRED) 2002-06-22 09:10:45 UTC]

hhm - i only know qmail and it installs a symlinks to the correct binary -   
what mailer are you using (which revision)?    

[Comment 2 Peter Simons 2002-06-24 03:49:31 UTC]

I am using net-mail/sendmail.

[Comment 3 Thilo Bangert (RETIRED) (RETIRED) 2002-06-24 16:04:23 UTC]

it was decided in #gentoo-dev, that this is a net-mail/sendmail bug then - as  
the sendmail ebuild should install a symlink from /usr/sbin/sendmail to  
/usr/lib/sendmail   
  
i fixed the net-mail/sendmail ebuild - but have no way of testing. i be glad  
if you could remerge sendmail and check that the symlink /usr/lib/sendmail ->  
/usr/sbin/sendmail is created and if that solves your dcron problem....  
  
thanks  
  
bangert - with the assitence of sandymac and woodchip 
  

[Comment 4 Peter Simons 2002-06-25 03:32:50 UTC]

You got the "dosym" parameters mixed up: The ebuild file will link the
(non-existing) /usr/lib/sendmail binary to /usr/sbin/sendmail, not vice versa,
as it would be correct.

[Comment 5 Thilo Bangert (RETIRED) (RETIRED) 2002-06-25 03:43:56 UTC]

next try... 
 
hope that did not cause to much trouble 

[Comment 6 Peter Simons 2002-06-26 05:41:09 UTC]

Great: Now it's fixed. Thanks!