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Date:      Fri, 20 Oct 2000 05:47:16 +0200
From:      Neil Blakey-Milner <nbm@mithrandr.moria.org>
To:        "Scot W. Hetzel" <hetzels@westbend.net>
Cc:        Ade Lovett <ade@FreeBSD.ORG>, FreeBSD-Ports <ports@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: New bsd.apache.mk
Message-ID:  <20001020054716.A97672@mithrandr.moria.org>
In-Reply-To: <00f501c03a47$9d04cb40$8dfee0d1@westbend.net>; from hetzels@westbend.net on Thu, Oct 19, 2000 at 10:41:21PM -0500
References:  <200010200259.VAA00433@wbiw01.westbend.net> <20001019221016.N2163@FreeBSD.org> <00f501c03a47$9d04cb40$8dfee0d1@westbend.net>

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On Thu 2000-10-19 (22:41), Scot W. Hetzel wrote:
> From: Ade Lovett <ade@FreeBSD.ORG>
> > On Thu, Oct 19, 2000 at 09:59:01PM -0500, Scot W. Hetzel wrote:
> > > The purpose of bsd.apache.mk is to make it easier to create an
> > > Apache Module port, as well as to remove redundant code from
> > > the existing Apache Module ports.
> > >
> > > Does any changes need to be made before I send-pr it?
> >
> > Patches for bsd.port.mk to hook in bsd.apache.mk if required,
> 
> Patch for bsd.port.mk included in previous message (at bottom of msg).
> 
> > patches for at least some of the existing apache-related ports
> > to make use of these new features, etc., etc.
> >
> I was hopeing that the existing apache-related port maintainers would create
> these patches, as I don't have time to go thru all 32 ports right now.
> 
> > Does any of this bsd.apache.mk help any with the progress towards
> > a single www/apache port and followup www/mod_ssl ?
> >
> >
> We won't be able to get to a single apache port, but we can reduce that
> number to 3 ports, all installing to a common layout.

NetBSD compiles in the mod_ssl EAPI into their apache package by
default, which is something we should consider.  It does require
downloading the mod_ssl tarball, but the benefits for package users is
great.

They also install PHP3 modules as modules, which is quite cool.

Cheers,

Neil
-- 
Neil Blakey-Milner
nbm@mithrandr.moria.org


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