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Hi everyone, |
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I'm just doing a quick poll to get some feedback for an ebuild I'm working on. |
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Where do you think web applications should be installed? |
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1) $(HTDOCS)/<app-name>/ |
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2) /usr/webapps/<app-name>/ |
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3) a/n/other/? |
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I don't think that ebuilds should be installing applications under the HTDOCS |
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root. For a start, as we add more web servers, working out where HTDOCS is |
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could prove impossible (especially if you run two or more web servers |
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simultaneously!) There's also the problem that having the app installed |
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under HTDOCS isn't very friendly to boxes hosting multiple sites. |
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I'd prefer having ebuilds put applications under a central location, and I'm |
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proposing that we use /usr/webapps for this (unless someone has a better |
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suggestion). Then, it's just a simple alias directive to make an app |
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available under Apache. |
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While I'm at it, I'm proposing that we create a new set of 'web-XXX' groups |
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for holding web applications. For example, wiki engines would go under |
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'web-wiki', bulletin boards under 'web-forums', and so on. This'd make it |
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much easier for users to find these packages. |
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Feedback urgently sought. |
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Best regards, |
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Stu |
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