The following reply was made to PR general/2889; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Marc Slemko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Ross Golder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: general/2889: Inclusion of RPM spec file in CVS/distributions Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1998 19:35:19 -0700 (PDT) On 21 Aug 1998, Ross Golder wrote: > >Description: I prefer to install Apache as an RPM. I downloaded and > installed an excellent 1.3.0 RPM, which included all the important > modules compiled as DSOs. All you need to do is install the package > and comment out the undesired modules from the httpd.conf (and set up > the rest etc). Great! I was a happy bunny. > > I then came across a couple of modules that rely on v1.3.1, so > naturally I look for a 1.3.1 RPM and just do an upgrade. The 1.3.1 > RPMs I found didn't contain all the desired modules, and weren't even > laid out the same (docs/binaries etc). > > Next step, then, is to grab the 1.3.0 spec, 1.3.1 source and update the spec > file, and build my RPM. Great! > > I can just picture others around the world having the same dilemma, > and going through the same crap. Hence this suggestion. > > If we have one common spec file to build from, and if we distributed > some Apache-endorsed (?) RPMs at release time, much wasted coding time > could be avoided. The problem is that I don't see peple actually using one common file. It seems that every distribution maker wants to change their own things to make Apache the way "they" like it, regardless of how the distribution is. There are also enough differences (eg. paths) between systems that changes would have to be made anyway.
