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Date:      Wed, 19 Apr 2000 01:24:44 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Robert Watson <rwatson@freebsd.org>
To:        RPFD: ;
Subject:   ports/18083: gratuitous differences between Apache packages
Message-ID:  <Pine.NEB.3.96L.1000419012322.22429A-100000@fledge.watson.org>

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>Number:         18083
>Category:       ports
>Synopsis:       Gratuitous Apache package inconsistencies
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-ports
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Apr 18 22:30:01 PDT 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Robert Watson
>Release:        FreeBSD 4.0-STABLE i386
>Organization:
FreeBSD Project
>Environment:

4.0-RELEASE CDROM

>Description:

Install Apache package, or Apache+modSSL.  Many gratuitous differences,
including seemingly arbitrary uncommenting and commenting of certain
defaults in the config files, different htdocs directory between the
two, and different names for the primary config file (apache.conf vs.
httpd.conf).  This type if inconsistency is counter-intuitive at best.

Also, the apache-modssl dependencies miss the requirement that libmm
be installed, which breaks the package by default.  Email to
ports@freebsd.org about the dependency problem has been ignored.

>How-To-Repeat:

Install apache package, inspect the world.
Install the apache-modssl package, inspect the world.
Feel horror at a lack of POLA.

>Fix:

Patches not available at this time.




  Robert N M Watson 

robert@fledge.watson.org              http://www.watson.org/~robert/
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TIS Labs at Network Associates, Safeport Network Services


>Release-Note:
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