Date: Sat, 7 Jun 1997 14:17:38 +0200 From: Andreas Klemm <andreas@klemm.gtn.com> To: "Andrey A. Chernov" <ache@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ports/3804 Message-ID: <19970607141738.32354@klemm.gtn.com> In-Reply-To: <199706071139.EAA25869@freefall.freebsd.org>; from Andrey A. Chernov on Sat, Jun 07, 1997 at 04:39:17AM -0700 References: <199706071139.EAA25869@freefall.freebsd.org>
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On Sat, Jun 07, 1997 at 04:39:17AM -0700, Andrey A. Chernov wrote:
> Synopsis: apache overwrites existing local config files during installation
>
> State-Changed-From-To: open-closed
> State-Changed-By: ache
> State-Changed-When: ÓÂ 7 ÉÀÎ 1997 04:36:54 PDT
> State-Changed-Why:
> Misreported PR. Apache install target NOT overwrites config files.
> Check what actually happens in your system and re-roll another
> PR if another reaso will be found.
Andrey, would have been very nice not to close this PR so quickly
indicating, that you take my observation as a "low budget
production" *sigh*
But after investigating the real cause for this behaviour I
partly understand why you did so ... ;-)
Ok, the ports Makefile recognizes, that the config files will
be installed with the trailing "-dist", if there are config
files in the /usr/local/etc/apache directory.
The evil thing is, that the local config files will be wiped
out by a package delete operation, because the PLIST file
contains
etc/apache/httpd.conf
etc/apache/srm.conf
etc/apache/access.conf
etc/apache/mime.types
The PLIST file should contain
etc/apache/httpd.conf-dist
etc/apache/srm.conf-dist
etc/apache/access.conf-dist
etc/apache/mime.types-dist
Then you could cleanly remove an apache version using pkg_install
without loosing your local configuration and reinstall a newer
version.
But if you'd do so, another problem arises ... building
packages. A first time apache installation wouldn't create
the files
etc/apache/httpd.conf-dist
etc/apache/srm.conf-dist
etc/apache/access.conf-dist
etc/apache/mime.types-dist
because the "extra intelligence" in the ports Makefile.
And an apache tarball creatiion would probably fail because
of the missing files.
I'd vote for the following:
Make the Makefile simpler and always install the files
etc/apache/httpd.conf-dist
etc/apache/srm.conf-dist
etc/apache/access.conf-dist
etc/apache/mime.types-dist
Then (if you like) create missing config files by copying
them from the -dist files.
Then change PLIST to contain the files with the trailing -dist.
Then everything would work as expected !
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