834535 – sys-apps/smartmontools RDEPEND on virtual/mta

Bug 834535 - sys-apps/smartmontools RDEPEND on virtual/mta

Summary: sys-apps/smartmontools RDEPEND on virtual/mta

Status:	UNCONFIRMED

Alias:	None

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

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo's Team for Core System packages

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Reported:	2022-03-03 16:54 UTC by Daniel Hiepler
Modified:	2022-03-04 17:36 UTC (History)
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Description Daniel Hiepler 2022-03-03 16:54:38 UTC

Currently smartmontools with "daemon" use flag depends on virtual/mailx which provides MUA functionality. I suppose smartmontools never needs to receive mail, so instead depending on virtual/mta would make more sense.


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. emerge ssmtp
2. configure ssmtp
3. echo 'sys-apps/smartmontools daemon' > /etc/portage/package.use/smartmontools
4. emerge smartmontools
Actual Results:  
mailutils (virtual/mailx) gets pulled in even though a working MTA is already present.

Expected Results:  
smartmontools using ssmtp to send mail and not installing a parallel mail infrastructure.