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On Sat, 2005-04-16 at 06:56 +0100, Elfyn McBratney wrote: |
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> As I'm sure many of you will know, the updated apache and associated ebuilds |
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> (so-called apache refresh) have caused a number of problems since coming out |
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> of package.mask and going into testing. As a result, we have a number of |
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> packages that simply do not function with the updated apache ebuilds, |
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> rendering testing (on the apache side of things) broken. |
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Yes, this has gotten very annoying. |
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> A number of people have suggested putting these updated ebuilds back into |
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> package.mask, or lessening the impact of the upgrade from current stable |
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> apache to the new ~arch apache. So, I would like to solicit advice from the |
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> developer community as to how we can rectify this. |
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> The way I see it, we have three options: |
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> - package.mask (downgrades for those early adopters) |
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> - keep the same layout (/etc/apache2/conf, etc.) and wait until 2.2 is out to |
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> change it |
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> - have the newer apache ebuilds migrate from old-style to new-style config |
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> (very hard to do, but possible) |
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I say at the very least package.mask it. Testing is supposed to be able |
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to compile and work, not half work and test. There's a reason we have a |
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package.mask, please use it! To me, it makes more sense to push these |
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changes in the next major release of apache (2.1/2.2). 2.0.x should be |
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kept as is since a lot of people are using that now and any change |
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midway through the release would cause a lot of havoc. |
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So far, most of the changes don't seem to be backward compatible with |
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each other. Right now you can't make a module that will work for either |
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variation of the layout without hacking it badly. To me, thats bad |
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especially since the new layout isn't in package.mask. |
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I just fear if we continue to push these changes on the current 2.0.x |
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line will continue to piss off a lot of people. |
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Cheers, |
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Lance Albertson <ramereth@g.o> |
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