[Pkg-dns-devel] Bug#865561: Bug#865561: closed by Christian Hofstaedtler <zeha at debian.org> (Re: Bug#865561: pdns_server does not start after upgrade to stretch)

[Christian Hofstaedtler]

* Juha Heinanen <jh at tutpro.com> [170623 20:33]:
> Ondřej Surý writes:
> > I think that Recommends/Suggests should reflect their actual meanings (e.g 
> > it is recommended to have bind plugin installed under common conditions). 
> > It should not be changes to workaround settings of apt.
> 
> Common condition of powerdns is to use a database, not bind backend.
> Database support is the very reason most people use powerdns.

Previously bindbackend was not optional but always builtin into
core. Having a module is a new option in 4.x, and the package is
there to support configurations without bindbackend.

You can remove the package if you don't want it.

Good luck.