backuppc: Missing dependency to rrdtool

Bug #588442 reported by Daniel
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
backuppc (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: backuppc

When installing backuppc in a new debootstrapped environment, It does not show the pool size graphics at the status page.

To enable them, you need to manually install the package rrdtool.

I would not add the dependency to the (hard) Depends clause but to the Suggests or Recommends because not everybody may want to install 9M of dependencies (22M uncompressed; X and font libraries) just to enable these two charts. But for those looking for a solution for their broken graphics it should be included somewhere in the control file.

Package: backuppc
Version: 3.1.0-9ubuntu1

Linux 2.6.32-22-generic #33-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 28 13:28:05 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Reproduce:
- debootstrap
- chroot
- apt-get install backuppc
- browser: status page: Graphics not visible (broken graphics symbol in firefox)
- apt-get install rrdtool
- browser: status page: Graphics visible

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Daniel (hackie) wrote :

Another way might be to modify /usr/share/backuppc/lib/BackupPC/CGI/GeneralInfo.pm in a way that it produces a useable error message if there is no /usr/bin/rrdtool binary.

Scott Moser (smoser)
Changed in backuppc (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Triaged
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Chuck Short (zulcss) wrote :

This should be fixed in natty. Thanks for the bug report.

Regards
chuck

Changed in backuppc (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Fix Released
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