Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-dev-archive@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 80356 invoked by uid 500); 8 Aug 2002 16:08:21 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@httpd.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk Reply-To: dev@httpd.apache.org list-help: list-unsubscribe: list-post: Delivered-To: mailing list dev@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 80333 invoked from network); 8 Aug 2002 16:08:21 -0000 Importance: Normal Sensitivity: Subject: RE: [PATCH] Add LSB layout to config.layout To: dev@httpd.apache.org X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Release 5.0.7 March 21, 2001 Message-ID: From: "Marvin Heffler" Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 11:08:17 -0500 X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on D03NM691/03/M/IBM(Release 5.0.10 |March 22, 2002) at 08/08/2002 10:08:22 AM MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Spam-Rating: daedalus.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N >Okay, why does it need to be installed into /opt/lsb-apache????? Why >won't /opt/apache or /opt/apache2 work? The LSB version of apache needs to be installed in /opt/lsb-apache to avoid name space collision. Some system may already have a different version of apache installed there or the apache team itself may want to make one available in the future using /opt/apache. By prepending the "lsb-" it makes sure we don't overwrite someone elses code. >As for getting an LSB compliant >version available from the ASF site, what would that look like? We >don't distribute rpm's currently, so would it basically be a binary copy >of Apache that uses the /opt layout? If so, I am not sure how that >would work. Our current installation script would probably need to be >changed to recognize the new layout, and that would mean more logic to >maintain. The LSB spec requires a compliant application to be packaged in rpm format. What the LSB team would like to see is a directory called "lsb" added to dist/httpd/binaries on the ASF site. In this directory would be the lsb compliant rpm along with an appropriate README file. The LSB team could provide these files initially and maintain them until such time as the apache team wants to take over. >IMHO, as long as the layout is in config.layout, I think we should just >call the work finished. But, that is just my opinion, so others should >feel free to figure out how to distribute an LSB-compliant binary. Since we have determined the opt layout can be used, there is no longer a need to add an LSB layout to config.layout. Building an LSB compliant apache just requires using the correct set of parameters to configure and make. >Ryan > >---------------------------------------------- >Ryan Bloom >rbb@covalent.net rbb@apache.org Regards, Marvin Heffler Linux Standard Base IBM Linux Technology Center 11400 Burnet Road, Zip 908-1A33 Austin, TX 78758 (512) 838-0953 T/L 678-0953