Bug#350286: apache2-common: why is the apache2 pid file not in /var/run/apache2?

[Adam Conrad <adconrad@0c3.net>]

Marc Haber wrote:
> 
> why is apache2 configured to write its pid to /var/run/apache2.pid
> instead of /var/run/apache2/apache2.pid? Is that an oversight in
> packaging or am I missing something?

You're missing the fact that, while the current location isn't ideal,
it's a serious pain in the ass to FIX it now, because it requires
unconditionally running sed across people's config files.  Which is not
generally considered nice.

... Adam