Bug#32263: Splitting CGI-BIN
>>"Brian" == Brian White <bcwhite@precidia.com> writes:
Brian> No, I mean that <webroot>/cgi-lib should point to
Brian> /usr/lib/cgi-bin and <webroot>/cgi-bin should point to
Brian> ~www-data/cgi-bin. The latter is what webmaster expect or, at
Brian> the very least, they expect to be able to control
Brian> <webroot>/cgi-bin.
Cool. With you so far.
Brian> I believe that <webroot>/cgi-bin should access local
Brian> cgi-scripts since that is the traditional method and the way
Brian> most webmasters layout their site. I'd like to use
Brian> <webroot>/cgi-lib for access to the system cgi-scripts.
Still here.
>>
>> Yes. But the scripts still live in ~www-data/cgi-bin, right?
>> If not, I missed when you are going to have packages move the scripts
>> out.
Brian> All system scripts would live under /usr/lib/cgi-bin and be
Brian> accessed via <webroot>/cgi-lib. To make for a smooth
Brian> transition, any existing alias of <webroot>/cgi-bin would
Brian> remain untouched thus allowing uninterrupted access until all
Brian> of the packages that need to change can be changed. This
Brian> shouldn't be a hardship for anybody since they're already
Brian> forced to use <webroot>/cgi-bin in that capacity right now.
So, as an early adopter, I start using /usr/lib/cgi-bin, it
won't work until the web servers have done so. Hmm. perhaps we should
recommend web servers provide the script alias, but warn packagers
not to use it until web servers have transitioned.
Unless, of course, the web server maintainers agree to add the
alias on their own, in advance of policy, since you convinced them of
the wisdom of doing so (well, I can dream)
>>
>> I see two problems. The name space pollution has not been
>> reduced -- since all scripts live in the same dir on disk; my
>> cgi-file could be overwritten by a debian package. All we have done
>> is created two names for the same underlying directory; but not given
>> the sysadmin a private place to keep his files that is safe.
Brian> Your personal cgi-script should _not_ be in /usr/lib/cgi-bin.
I meant my packages cgi-bin script. I get kinda propreitary
about _my_ code.
Any how, when the web servers have mostly implemented the
alias, we can then make general policy for packages to follow.
Hmm. no way to avoid having all users change their book marks, then?
manoj
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