[ISSUE] Miniflux hard postgresql dependency

[ISSUE] Miniflux hard postgresql dependency

[chilledfrogs]

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New issue by chilledfrogs on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/25342

Description:
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?

Re: Miniflux hard postgresql dependency

[ahesford]

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New comment by ahesford on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/25342#issuecomment-703301254

Comment:
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)](https://man.voidlinux.org/xbps.d.5)) and install whichever version you prefer.

Re: Miniflux hard postgresql dependency

[jnbr]

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New comment by jnbr on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/25342#issuecomment-703329678

Comment:
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.

Re: [ISSUE] [CLOSED] Miniflux hard postgresql dependency

[jnbr]

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Closed issue by chilledfrogs on void-packages repository

https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/25342

Description:
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?