Quoting Brian May (2014-07-30 02:54:10) > On 29 July 2014 19:04, Jeroen Dekkers <[1]jeroen@dekkers.ch> wrote: > > As far as I can see this is a bug in the apache2 packaging. The httpd > virtual package should be provided by the apache2 package, not the > apache2-bin package, because the apache2-bin package doesn't provide a > working webserver. Bug report I just filed about this: > [2]https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=756361 > > > [...] > > > A policy bug about what httpd-wsgi should provide is still open however: > [3]https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=588497 > > It isn't very easy to specify what httpd-wsgi should mean, because > some WSGI servers are full webservers with WSGI support such as apache > and others like gunicorn are only supposed to run behind a proxying > server such as apache or nginx (similar to for example php-fpm). > > Thanks for the BTS references. Looks like I should keep using > "libapache2-mod-wsgi, apache2" for now, but be prepared to change this > depending on what happens with #756361. > > > So as far as I can see, the correct dependency should be: > > Depends: libapache2-mod-wsgi | httpd-wsgi, apache2 | httpd > > So it also possible to run other webservers. > > Yes, that looks good to me. Suspect the actual line may depend on what > happens with #588497. You might then want to formally second that phrasing, then - i.e. sharing your opinion at the bugreport (I just did so myself), thanks to your raising awareness :-) . - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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