450508 – mail-mta/msmtp should install sendmail symlink into /usr/bin, not /usr/sbin

Bug 450508 - mail-mta/msmtp should install sendmail symlink into /usr/bin, not /usr/sbin

Summary: mail-mta/msmtp should install sendmail symlink into /usr/bin, not /usr/sbin

Status:	RESOLVED INVALID

Alias:	None

Product:	Gentoo Linux
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Current packages (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	Net-Mail Packages

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Reported:	2013-01-06 09:43 UTC by Olipro
Modified:	2013-01-08 11:20 UTC (History)
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Patches ebuild to install symlink to /usr/bin (mail-mta_msmtp-install-sendmail-in-usr_bin.patch,405 bytes, text/plain) 2013-01-06 09:43 UTC, Olipro	Details
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Description Olipro 2013-01-06 09:43:08 UTC

Created attachment 334636 [details]
Patches ebuild to install symlink to /usr/bin

The mail-mta/msmtp ebuild does not install a symlink into /usr/bin if the mta useflag is set.

It does however install one to /usr/sbin but this is obviously useless to non-root users who typically do not have that directory in their PATH.

Given that ssmtp does not install the sendmail symlinks into /usr/sbin and instead favours /usr/bin - msmtp should do the same.

Comment 1 Eray Aslan gentoo-dev

2013-01-08 11:20:35 UTC

sendmail binary/symlink is typically installed under /usr/sbin.  Non-root users are supposed to use the mail command.  ssmtp was wrong to install a symlink under /usr/bin.