Re: [gentoo-dev] proposal: webapp.eclass (long)

[Max Kalika]

Quoting Donny Davies <woodchip@g.o>:

> To add one little thing to this eclass proposal -- could you maybe
> just check the other proposals that were submitted, on this
> mailing list and pick out any items that should also maybe be
> in here?

The only other thing I saw after a very brief check was a get_docroot()
function from a now-removed apache.eclass.  With this new eclass it
shouldn't be needed anymore, but it is certainly welcome.

> I've also asked previously for ideas about any other additional
> functions that the eclass should provide.  Since the cat is
> totally out of the bag now, it might as well try to incorporate
> all the best suggestions from all of the different contributers
> so that nobody feels *totally* slighted on this issue, although
> it may be a little late for that but life goes on.

I'm more than willing to add any functionality that people need.  My main
reason for presenting this now is that I desperately need this for my work
as I want to have a very clean way of installing a lot of various web apps
on a new-and-soon-to-be-deployed web server.  But I can also drag the cat
back into the bag and keep all this local.  I have a nice treat to lure him
back in... promise! :-)

I took Dylan Carlson's request and implemented an apache-webapp.eclass file
and accompanying man page.  Please see:

  <http://68.6.36.243:81/chora/cvs.php/portage/eclass>

I'll be creating new webapp ebuilds which use this eclass and throwing them
on there for perusal.  Please understand that I need to do this anyway for
work, but if anyone finds these userful, maybe they could be integrated.
And just to throw another match on the fire -- would it make sense to
create a new 'net-webapp' category and moving things like horde*, and phpbb
in there?  Other things I'll be creating ebuilds for are:  webalizer,
php(post?)nuke, mnogosearch, horde-ingo, horde-passwd, horde-gollem, etc.

Please be gentle. :-)

---max kalika
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