[gentoo-user] configuring SVN repo w/apache w/o breaking dev-util/subversion

2009-09-15 Thread Amit Dor-Shifer
Hi. Would appreciate someone's view on the following: I want to configure SVN access via apache. This requires some modifications to /etc/apache2/modules.d/47_mod_dav_svn.conf (http://svnbook.red-bean.com/en/1.0/svn-book.html#svn-ch-6-sect-4.2) Since the file is owned by dev-util/subversion,

Re: [gentoo-user] configuring SVN repo w/apache w/o breaking dev-util/subversion

2009-09-15 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:17:16 +0300, Amit Dor-Shifer wrote: Is there an alternative mechanism to modifying a package-owned file? It's in a CONFIG_PROTECTed directory (/etc) so it won't be overwritten by a package update. It's safe to modify it. -- Neil Bothwick Sometimes too much to drink is

Re: [gentoo-user] configuring SVN repo w/apache w/o breaking dev-util/subversion

2009-09-15 Thread Amit Dor-Shifer
Still it would incur an etc-update event, wouldn't it? Then, an absent-minded user (e.g. myself) could overwrite configuration when subversion gets upgraded. I was thinking of maybe creating an /etc/apache2/modules.d/471_mod_dav_svn.conf, which I could then freely modify. Amit Neil

Re: [gentoo-user] configuring SVN repo w/apache w/o breaking dev-util/subversion

2009-09-15 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:05:30 +0300, Amit Dor-Shifer wrote: Still it would incur an etc-update event, wouldn't it? Then, an absent-minded user (e.g. myself) could overwrite configuration when subversion gets upgraded. Yes, Gentoo gives you the gun, it's up to you to make sure it's not