Bug#19215: Acknowledgement (latex2html: don't write files to /var/www !)
Hi,
>>"Andreas" == Andreas Jellinghaus <aj@dungeon.inka.de> writes:
Andreas> a) for apache : a rewrite rule should do it (that's what rewrite rules
Andreas> are for, i guess correctly)
This is a server specific solution; I can't keep up with all
the servers out there, and thay all do things differently. A general
solution is preferred.
Andreas> b) move the icons to /usr/doc, change the rpogram to reflect that,
Andreas> and use a smylinks "usr -> ." (/doc/ is mapped to
Andreas> /usr/doc)
Umm. I think a symlink is / is worse than the current solution.
Andreas> c) ask the sysadmin. several people will make a different choice than
Andreas> adding a "/usr" symlink.
I think that adding stuff in / like this should require a
discussion in debian-policy.
Andreas> at least in my opinion there is a point, where i say "Ok, it will only
Andreas> work either via direct view or via web server, but not both".
Yes. I prefer though, to have it work in both places, so that
one may test locally with lynx ./blah and then move the files to
/var/www if they translated well.
Andreas> cgi-bin's also don't work when you view html docs with file:,
Andreas> so why should icons always work ?
Because these icons are inegral to judging how well LaTeX2HTML
worked; and, anyway, if I could make CGI's work outside the server
for local testing I would.
The idea is to make things more transparent, not less, IMHO.
Andreas> you are right, your solution is ok with current policy. so, i
Andreas> don't like current policy : the same way i don't want any
Andreas> package to touch my home, my /opt or /usr/local dir without
Andreas> me explizit requesting to do so, this way i don't want
Andreas> anything to touch my webspace, or my ftp space.
Please raise this in the debian-policy list, if you feel
strongly enough about it.
>> I am closing this report.
Andreas> that's ok. but please consider my suggestions.
I have, really, but that did not change my mind, sorry.
manoj
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