Return-Path: Delivered-To: new-httpd-archive@hyperreal.org Received: (qmail 24248 invoked by uid 6000); 10 Jun 1998 17:02:32 -0000 Received: (qmail 24059 invoked from network); 10 Jun 1998 17:02:26 -0000 Received: from adler.unix-ag.uni-siegen.de (root@141.99.42.52) by taz.hyperreal.org with SMTP; 10 Jun 1998 17:02:26 -0000 Received: from doubleshadow.unix-ag.org (isdna19.hrz.uni-siegen.de [141.99.174.19]) by adler.unix-ag.uni-siegen.de (Mailhost) with ESMTP id TAA26218 for ; Wed, 10 Jun 1998 19:02:17 +0200 Received: (from sfx@localhost) by doubleshadow.unix-ag.org (Mailhost) id SAA00649 for new-httpd@apache.org; Wed, 10 Jun 1998 18:42:35 +0200 Message-ID: X-Mailer: XFMail 1.3 [p0/sfx] on Linux X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <19980609155008.27403.qmail@hyperreal.org> X-PGP-KeyID: F88341D9 Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 18:42:34 +0200 (CEST) Organization: German Unix-AG Association From: Lars Eilebrecht To: new-httpd@apache.org Subject: RE: cvs commit: apache-1.3 STATUS Sender: new-httpd-owner@apache.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: new-httpd@apache.org According to rse@hyperreal.org: > Open issues: > > + * How should an Apache binary release tarball look? > + > + 1. The "old" way where it is just a source release tarball > + plus a pre-compiled src/httpd-. It is created > + via the apache-devsite/binbuild.sh script which > + - creates the build tree > + - creates the src/Configuration file with standard modules > + - runs "make" > + - renames src/httpd to src/httpd- > + - runs "make clean" > + - packs the build tree stuff together > + Already known discussion points: > + - should src/httpd be renamed or now because a lot > + of PRs say they cannot find the httpd :-( > + Pros: > + Cons: > + Status: Ralf -0 > + > + 2. The way other projects release binary tarballs, i.e. > + a package containing the installed (binary) files. > + It can be created by a script which > + - creates the build tree > + - runs "./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache \ ^^^ > + --enable-shared=remain \ > + --disable-module=auth_db \ > + --enable-suexec ..." > + - runs "make install root=apache-root" > + - packs the stuff together from ./apache-root only!! > + Already known discussion points: > + - should there be a prefix usr/local/apache in ^^^ Are you talking about "usr/local/apache" or "/usr/local/apache"? > + the tarball or not because some people think > + its useful while others dislike it a lot. > + Pros: > + Cons: > + Status: Ralf +1, Martin +1 > + Maybe it would be a good idea to move the httpd binary out of the src directory into a bin or sbin directory. Some people are to stupid to guess that there is a binary in the src directory. ciao... -- Lars Eilebrecht - There's always one more bug. sfx@unix-ag.org http://www.home.unix-ag.org/sfx/