Bug#234955: Apache2-common depencies inadequate
tags 234955 wontfix
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* Julian Mehnle (julian@mehnle.net) wrote :
> Joerg Dorchain wrote:
> > apache2-common depends on ssl-cert. This is bad, as in the install
> > dialogs it is not clear from context that the user is asked questions
> > for his https config. Besides it is superfluous, as the created
> > apache.pem file is not referenced in the supplied config files.
> > In my case it is even annoying, as I already have my own working
> > certificate, and the apache.pem file is placed in the middle of my
> > certificate directories.
> >
> > I therefore recommend removing the dependency on ssl-cert. As a
> > suggested package it is IMHO better referenced.
> >
Oh, yeah. what a fantastic argument. I don't want it, and it's slightly
broken, so let's rip it out totally rather than fix it.
> > Apache2-common does not depen on any woker module. As it hardly usable
> > without one, it would be great to have an or'd depency on
> > apache2-mpm-prefork|apache2-mpm-threadpool|apache2-mpm-worker|ap
> > ache2-mpm-perchild (or any mpm modules that are to come) with the
> > version of the mpms being the same as apache2-common. As they are
> > derived from the same source, it is easy to extend the build script
> > this way.
>
No, this is stupid. You *don't* need or necessarily want an MPM to have
-common installed. (think about people wanting to build modules, and
buildds).
> I agree with all of this.
>
Unlucky.
-Thom
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