Re: Webspace configuration

[Mike Neuffer <mike@i-Connect.Net>]

On 1 Nov 1996, Steve Dunham wrote:
> > > An other problem I currently see is that dpkg will unpack the
> > > package first and then run the install scripts (correct ?). In
> > > what directory should dpkg unpack the package if the links are not
> > > there yet ?
> 
> > You don't install anything via /etc/webspace/*. You install
> > into /usr/lib/XXX, and create a symlink (in postinst):
> > /etc/webspace/html/XXX -> /usr/lib/XXX.
> 
> I support Lars' idea (having the symlinks in /etc/webspace that point to
> the real directories). One question though - when do the symlinks for
> /etc/webspace get created?  Should they be in the apache package,
> marked as configuration files, or should they be in the 'postinst' of
> the apache package (requiring apache postinst to be run first)?


It would have to be done by whatever www related package gets installed
first, so ALL www related the packages would need to include the
additional setup and link code........

This would probably create a lot of a mess.

Mike  


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