Re: Bug#32263: Unexpected use of /cgi-bin/
On Fri, Jan 22, 1999 at 07:35:55PM -0500, Brian White wrote:
> I really doubt that it will break "a lot" of systems...
>
> What will break most is packages that use /usr/lib/cgi-bin, and they can
> be fixed before the next release of Debian so as to make the entire
> transition appear seamless.
Sure, the scripts will move and they will still work in and of
themselves, but what about all the hard links from webpages on their
site to scripts in /cgi-bin that are debian cgi scripts installed by
packages. If we suddenly change it to /cgi-lib then links to all the
debian installed cgi's are now broke.
Yes, I have linked /home/www/cgi-bin to /usr/lib/cgi-bin for mere
convenience, but I keep all of my scripts, debian and custom, in
/usr/lib/cgi-bin. Any web master would want to keep _all_ of his/her
cgi's in one place for the sake of simplicity. Most sites don't have
more than 10 scripts, and the ones that do probably have completely
bypassed the entire setup from debian and configured their own custom
layout any way, so our 'fix' is of little use to them.
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