Bug#639383: any policy about /etc/apache2/httpd.conf?

[Patrice DUROUX <patrice.duroux@igh.cnrs.fr>]

Package: apache2.2-common
Version: 2.2.19-1
Severity: wishlist


Hi,

The postinst process of apache2.2-common create an empty /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
that is not "physically" part of the package (regarding the /var/lib/dpkg/info/*.list
or .conffiles, or by using apt-file find). But then removing it and Apache will
not start as apache2.conf include it.
Are there no other way to handle this file?
Finally I am not sure of this but I don't see any Lintian complain on this kind
of situation of files only handle by maintainer scripts as a risk evaluation.

Regards,
Patrice.

-- Package-specific info:
List of /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/*.load:
  alias auth_basic authn_file authz_default authz_groupfile
  authz_host authz_user autoindex cgi dir env fcgid include info
  ldap_userdir mime negotiation php5 proxy proxy_ajp proxy_http
  rewrite setenvif ssl status userdir
List of enabled php5 extensions:
  gd ldap mcrypt mssql mysql mysqli pdo pdo_dblib pdo_mysql

-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: ia64

Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-mckinley (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=fr_FR.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_FR.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash

Versions of packages apache2 depends on:
ii  apache2-mpm-prefork           2.2.19-1   Apache HTTP Server - traditional n
ii  apache2.2-common              2.2.19-1   Apache HTTP Server common files

apache2 recommends no packages.

apache2 suggests no packages.

Versions of packages apache2.2-common depends on:
ii  apache2-utils                 2.2.19-1   utility programs for webservers
ii  apache2.2-bin                 2.2.19-1   Apache HTTP Server common binary f
ii  lsb-base                      3.2-27     Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip
ii  mime-support                  3.51-1     MIME files 'mime.types' & 'mailcap
ii  perl                          5.12.4-4   Larry Wall's Practical Extraction 
ii  procps                        1:3.2.8-11 /proc file system utilities

Versions of packages apache2.2-common recommends:
ii  ssl-cert                      1.0.28     simple debconf wrapper for OpenSSL

Versions of packages apache2.2-common suggests:
ii  apache2-doc                   2.2.19-1   Apache HTTP Server documentation
pn  apache2-suexec | apache2-suex <none>     (no description available)
ii  iceweasel [www-browser]       6.0-2      Web browser based on Firefox
ii  w3m [www-browser]             0.5.3-3    WWW browsable pager with excellent

-- no debconf information