Bug#32263: Unexpected use of /cgi-bin/
On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Martin Schulze wrote:
> Brian White wrote:
> > Package: apache
> > Version: 1.3.3-4
>
> > Most people setting up a web site expect /cgi-bin/ to be available for
> > scripts on their site. Unfortunately, Debian uses this for those scripts
> > packages that get installed. These two need to be independant.
>
> I don't seem to understand your intention. Why to you want to separate
> the /cgi-bin/ directory Debian uses for scripts from the une the webmaster
> uses? They fit together just fine.
Presumably for the same reason we separate /usr/bin from /usr/local/bin.
>
> > As such, Debian's system needs to be altered a bit. I recommend using
> > instead the name "/cgi-lib/" for scripts under /usr/lib/cgi-bin/. This
> > will keep both features independant and not affect the general use of
> > the system.
>
> If you file this as bug agains Apache you need to file it against all other
> httpd's that support cgi-bin as well. Thus I assume that you need to modify
> policy first.
It has been reassigned to policy now, in fact.
Jules
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