Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 12:00:02 -0700 (PDT) From: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/18083: Gratuitous Apache package inconsistencies Message-ID: <200009171900.MAA41710@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR ports/18083; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org>
To: ade@FreeBSD.org
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: ports/18083: Gratuitous Apache package inconsistencies
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 14:54:19 -0400 (EDT)
On Sun, 17 Sep 2000 ade@FreeBSD.org wrote:
> As has been discussed on numerous occasions on the -ports mailing
> list, and elsewhere, a number of individuals are working on
> a complete revamp of the Apache ports.
>
> Since this PR simply tells us what we already know, without any
> suggestions as to fix it, and given that the PR hasn't been
> touched since its inception in April 2000, I'm closing it.
I was a little surprised by this response, especially given that it took
eight months to see that further suggestions were required, and for that
notification to involve the problem report being closed rather than a
request for clarification.
I felt that the problem description for the libmm dependency problem in
Apache-modSSL was quite explicit: an actual library dependency was not
expressed in the ports Makefile. I do not know if this has been fixed
yet; if it has, it was not noted in any way in the problem report.
Similarly, the comments on the consistency of {directory,file,daemon}
names were pretty explicit in terms of a suggestion for improvement. I
assumed that the best replacement names would be known by the ports
maintainers, it was a question of deciding to do so. If a more specific
suggestion is needed, then I suggest the following changes to the
Apache-modSSL port to bring it in line with the main Apache port as an
interim solution: use httpd as the daemon name rather than apache, use
httpd.conf as the configuration file name, rather than apache.conf, and
use /usr/local/www/data as the docroot directory. This will allow users
switching from Apache to Apache-modSSL to see a consistent file and
directory layout for both, making it more in line with POLA.
I'm glad to hear that the Apache port is being revamped, but keeping the
problem report open until the problems are fixed would probably lead to a
greater sense of confidence that problem reports serve any useful purpose.
On a similar note, if further suggestions for are a fix are required,
indicating to the submitter of the report that this was the case, rather
than brushing them off after 8 months, might also be a good idea.
Robert N M Watson
robert@fledge.watson.org http://www.watson.org/~robert/
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