From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 5 17:29:59 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7223C16A4CE for ; Sat, 5 Jun 2004 17:29:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pythagoras.zen.co.uk (pythagoras.zen.co.uk [212.23.3.140]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 046C043D55 for ; Sat, 5 Jun 2004 17:29:59 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from stacey@vickiandstacey.com) Received: from [82.68.31.177] (helo=crom.vickiandstacey.com) by pythagoras.zen.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1BWlXy-0007vD-2G; Sun, 06 Jun 2004 00:29:58 +0000 Received: from crom.vickiandstacey.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) i560Tpq2066906; Sun, 6 Jun 2004 01:29:51 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from stacey@crom.vickiandstacey.com) Received: (from stacey@localhost) by crom.vickiandstacey.com (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i560TkVE066905; Sun, 6 Jun 2004 01:29:46 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from stacey) Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2004 01:29:46 +0100 From: Stacey Roberts To: JJB Message-ID: <20040606002946.GG392@crom.vickiandstacey.com> References: <20040605201641.GF392@crom.vickiandstacey.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Originating-Pythagoras-IP: [82.68.31.177] cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG cc: Stacey Roberts Subject: Re: New apache2 rc.conf start syntax check X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2004 00:29:59 -0000 Hi, ----- Original Message ----- From: "JJB " To: To Stacey Roberts Date: Sat, 05 Jun, 2004 22:26 BST Subject: RE: New apache2 rc.conf start syntax check > Send an email to the apache2 port maintainer and tell him his > pkg-message is very unclear and should just come right out and say > ="YES" instead of (bool). The pkg-message for apache13 says it the > correct way so there is no misunderstanding. Thanks for this.., I'll act on this information accordingly. Regards, Stacey > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Stacey > Roberts > Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 4:17 PM > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: New apache2 rc.conf start syntax check > > Hello, > Sorry if this is a straight-forward case, but I just wanted to > double-check the syntax for the new apache2 start syntax that's to > be added to /etc/rc.conf. > > The pkg-message reads: > > # Add the following lines to /etc/rc.conf to enable apache2: > # apache2_enable (bool): Set to "NO" by default. > # Set it to "YES" to enable apache2 > # apache2ssl_enable (bool): Set to "NO" by default. > # Set it to "YES" to start apache with > SSL > # (if exists in > httpd.conf) > # apache2limits_enable (bool):Set to "NO" by default. > # Set it to yes to run `limits > $limits_args` > # just before apache starts. > # apache2_flags (str): Set to "" by default. > # Extra flags passed to start command > > Now following from what's normally used for /etc/rc.conf, its > reasonable to me that the syntax should be along the lines of: > > apache2_enable="YES" > > But reading the apache2 pkg-message, there's no mention of the use > of the "=" for the apache2_enable statement. Is the "=" required or > not? If it is, then shouldn't the examples in pkg-message include a > reference to using the "=" before the bool selection? > > Thanks for the time. > > Regards, > > Stacey > -- Stacey Roberts B. Sc (HONS) Computer Science Web: www.vickiandstacey.com