Bug#627213: New virtual package(s) for different kinds of httpd (fastcgi etc)
On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 08:18:13PM +0200, Jan Hauke Rahm wrote:
> Package: debian-policy
> Version: 3.9.2.0
> Severity: wishlist
>
> On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 07:55:33PM +0200, Jérémy Lal wrote:
> > On 18/05/2011 19:38, Russ Allbery wrote:
> > > Anton Martchukov <anton@martchukov.com> writes:
> > >
> > >> I wanted to install MoinMoin wiki (python-moinmoin) using
> > >> FastCGI on nginx web server (nginx-full), but python-moinmoin
> > >> brings Apache web server into the system due to its
> > >> dependencies:
> > >
> > >> python-moinmoin depends on libapache2-mod-wsgi | httpd-cgi
> > >
> > >> nginx-full provides httpd
> > >
> > >> I would submit a bug report on any of those packages, but
> > >> it does not appear clear to me:
> > >
> > >> 1. Virtual package httpd-cgi is this only plain CGI or also
> > >> can be FactCGI too? In case with nginx, it does not support
> > >> plain old CGI, but does support FastCGI (plus SCGI and WSGI).
> > >
> > >> 2. libapache2-mod-wsgi is not the only WSGI web server
> > >> available.
> > >
> > >> 3. moinmoin is not limited to WCGI and CGI and also can
> > >> be run with built-in web server, FastCGI, SCGI and AJP.
> > >
> > >> The bottom line is that we are probably missing a bunch of
> > >> virtual packages like:
> > >
> > >> httpd-fastcgi
> > >> httpd-wsgi
> > >> httpd-scgi
> > >> httpd-ajp
> >
> > +1
> > especially for the distinction between httpd-fcgi and httpd-cgi.
> > Note that "fcgi" name is more used than "fastcgi" in packages names.
> >
> > > httpd-wsgi has already been requested. See #588497. So far, no one seems
> > > to have run into a practical requirement for the others, although if you
> > > have some cases where we'd use them (as opposed to just a theoretical
> > > need), please do file a debian-policy bug about that.
> >
> > I have the feeling it is a good idea to enforce web servers to declare their
> > abilities like that. Today many webapps can run through fcgi, whether they are
> > in php, ruby, c... but they can't state that fact in their control fields.
> > Instead, i've seen some of them depend on apache2, whereas they can run with
> > any other httpd-fcgi (example: roundcube-core)
> > Trouble is i'm not good at argumenting this in a bug report.
>
> I think you've made yourself clear. Let's just open the bug with this
> mail to track what's already been said.
So what it is the list of packages that would provide fastcgi ?
Cheers,
--
Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>
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