[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/3] fake-hwclock: new package
Yann E. MORIN
yann.morin.1998 at free.fr
Tue Aug 14 14:39:55 UTC 2018
Thomas, Christopher, All,
On 2018-08-14 16:00 +0200, Thomas Petazzoni spake thusly:
> On Fri, 10 Aug 2018 07:46:34 -0700, Christopher McCrory wrote:
> > +if BR2_PACKAGE_FAKE_HWCLOCK
> > +config BR2_PACKAGE_FAKE_HWCLOCK_CRONJOB
> > + bool "install fake-hwclock cronjob"
> > + help
> > + Hourly cronjob to save current timestamp
>
> What should be our policy for cronjobs ? I'm not sure we currently have
> packages that install cronjobs. What should we do? Install
> unconditionally? Have a sub-option?
>
> I would personally lean towards installing unconditionally, but I'd
> like to have others opinions before applying.
Don't add an option; always install it.
Unless there is a *very* good reason not to (e.g. security
considerations), in which case a rationale must be provided.
Regards,
Yann E. MORIN.
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