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From: "Robin H.Johnson" <robbat2@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Cc: Paul de Vrieze <pauldv@g.o>
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] apache eclass
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2003 10:03:10
Message-Id: 20030612100309.GB29913@cherenkov.orbis-terrarum.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] apache eclass by Paul de Vrieze
1 On Thu, Jun 12, 2003 at 11:53:46AM +0200, Paul de Vrieze wrote:
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3 > On Thursday 12 June 2003 11:37, Robin H.Johnson wrote:
4 > > A possible solution:
5 > > All webapps install to something NOT inside DocumentRoot.
6 > > 'ebuild /usr/portage/.../foo.ebuild config' sets up the application
7 > > (needed in most cases already) AND puts in a symlink to the
8 > > DocumentRoot.
9 > >
10 > > This also makes it easier to support virtualhost configurations that all
11 > > have access to a common tool, and makes temporarily disabling an
12 > > application for security reasons much easier to do.
13 > I agree with this solution. It also allows running different versions of web
14 > apps next to eachother. It also allows one to be able to put them in the tree
15 > where desired. Those locations should also include the package version.
16 Good idea. I didn't think of that.
17
18 I've often modified web-application in-place for various reasons, so
19 that would work well. So install them, with SLOT="${PV}-${PR}" (I don't
20 know if there is a shortcut for that).
21
22 Any suggestions on where the location should be?
23 /usr/share/www/* is my suggestion.
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Re: [gentoo-dev] apache eclass Donny Davies <woodchip@g.o>