[gentoo-dev] Apache 2 & gentoo-standarts

[Henri Schomäcker]

Hi folks,

I just read your postings about the apache2 ebuilds.

Yes, you`re right: Let`s stick to the apache defaults with apache2, too!

What i mean is: lets have /usr as prefix and /etc/apache as sysconfdir.

Why not /opt or another path?
1) The advantage is, that then you can semlessly (is this the right word?)
    emerge update from an apache 1.3 version to a 2.x version if the ebuild is
    set up correctly, including mod_php etc...
2) The problem with other paths is, that eg. we then are forced to have a
    different mod_php ebuild for apache2 because of the paths to the
    config-files.

And why should we have another path for apache2.x than for apache1.x?
If really someone would want to install both versions, I`m sure, one is just 
for testing and in that case, he/she shoud run one in a chroot environment.
and anyway, it`s just another version of the server.

If we stick to the apache 1.x paths, we just have to include a query in the 
mod_php etc. ebuilds if an apache2 is merged to change the apxs option to 
apxs2 and there we go without problems for future updates of apache or it 
modules.

Unfortunately, I don`t know who provided the apache2 ebuild, but whoever you 
are, could you please post your opinion to this discussion?

Me myself installed apache2 changing prefix to /opt and sysconfdir to 
/apache2, but while installing this with ssl and php, I noticed the problems 
and disadvantages we run into, when not sticking to the gentoo-defaults.

Right now, I`m starting to change the ebuilds paths and queries for 
httpd-2.0.42 and the apache modules to fit the default-paths because I like 
to have it done for myself as soon as possible because we are developing 
apache2 modules. And we should have this done while still not so many people 
have installed apache 2 with the actual providet paths. Lets keep the distro 
consitent.

If someone is already working on this or even has it already done, please 
contact me.

Thanks for reading, please post your opinion,
	yours Henri

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