Void-packages: Miniflux hard postgresql dependency
Hello all,
I noticed that the miniflux package has a hard runtime dependency on postgresql, which is indeed required, but that doesn't account for versioned packages of postgresql which are also supported (I for instance use postgresql12 and will soon upgrade to postgresql13 on the server I want to install it to). I can't seem to find a way to edit the template file to make it work for any of the supported packages, so am I blind or is this genuinely impossible for the moment?
chilledfrogs
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This could be resolved by declaring a virtual package that all PostgreSQL versions may provide, but I am not a Postgres user and don't know if this is a reasonable approach in general. Others should weigh in.
In the meantime, if you want to work around the hard dependency, add ignorepkg=postgres to a conf file in /etc/xbps.d (see xbps.d(5)) and install whichever version you prefer.
ahesford
on 4 Oct 2020
While it is true that miniflux needs a postgresql database, the specific version does not matter and there is also no need for it to be on the same host as miniflux itself.
I think the simpler and better solution in this case is to make miniflux not depend on postgresql.
This way, we can avoid all the pitfalls virtual packages come with.
jnbr
on 5 Oct 2020
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While it is true that miniflux needs a postgresql database, the specific version does not matter and there is also no need for it to be on the same host as miniflux itself.
I think the simpler and better solution in this case is to make miniflux not depend on postgresql.
This way, we can avoid all the pitfalls virtual packages come with.