Package: apt-cacher
Version: 1.7.32

I wondered why my apt-cacher's cache directory was growing, while I
was only ever rebuilding Docker images with about the same packages.
Turns out there is a `cron.d` file, but no Depends: or Recommends: for
cron, and neither a hint in the man page or config file. A minimal
system will no longer have cron installed.

Thanks, Jan-Benedict

Jan-Benedict,

Thanks, this is a good point. Patch below is pending for the next upload.

Mark

commit 6b7f836db016f902bea793a2bedc2aa2fa627ded
Author: Mark Hindley <mark@hindley.org.uk>
Date:   Fri Jun 26 18:51:57 2026 +0100

    d/control: Recommend a cron daemon.

    Closes: #1140754

diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index afd8266..84c54c3 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ Depends: distro-info-data,
          update-inetd,
          ${misc:Depends},
          ${perl:Depends},
-Recommends: libberkeleydb-perl
+Recommends: libberkeleydb-perl,
+	    cron | cron-daemon,
 Suggests: libfreezethaw-perl, libio-socket-inet6-perl
 Description: Caching proxy server for Debian/Ubuntu/Devuan software repositories
  Apt-cacher performs caching of files requested by apt-get (or other APT clients

We believe that the bug you reported is fixed in the latest version of
apt-cacher, which is due to be installed in the Debian FTP archive.

A summary of the changes between this version and the previous one is
attached.

Thank you for reporting the bug, which will now be closed.  If you
have further comments please address them to 1140754@bugs.debian.org,
and the maintainer will reopen the bug report if appropriate.

Debian distribution maintenance software
pp.
Mark Hindley <mark@hindley.org.uk> (supplier of updated apt-cacher package)

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Format: 1.8
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:53:42 +0100
Source: apt-cacher
Architecture: source
Version: 1.7.33
Distribution: unstable
Urgency: medium
Maintainer: Mark Hindley <mark@hindley.org.uk>
Changed-By: Mark Hindley <mark@hindley.org.uk>
Closes: 1140754
Changes:
 apt-cacher (1.7.33) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * d/control:
     - recommend a cron daemon. (Closes: #1140754)
     - bump Standards Version (drop Priority: optional).
     - drop 'R³: no' now it is the default.
   * d/copyright: remove obsolete FSF postal address (lintian).
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