brian 98/04/22 20:49:59
Modified: . INSTALL
Log:
My first stab at a rewrite; I took a lot out, but some can be put back in. I
basically wanted to quickly make the distinction between two approaches
without
disparaging either, and solicited comments.
Revision Changes Path
1.18 +12 -15 apache-1.3/INSTALL
Index: INSTALL
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RCS file: /export/home/cvs/apache-1.3/INSTALL,v
retrieving revision 1.17
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--- INSTALL 1998/04/21 16:00:32 1.17
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htdocs/manual/windows.html file included with Apache).
The following applies only to Unix users.
- Installing the Apache 1.3 HTTP server manually
- ==============================================
+ Introduction
+ ============
- If you really want to build and install Apache 1.3 manually, you can still
- use the Apache 1.2 way by following the instructions in the file
src/INSTALL
- as in the past. Nothing has changed there. So when you are already familiar
- with this procedure or really need a very special custom configuration go
- for it.
+ Like all good things, there are two ways to configure, compile, and
+ install Apache. You can go for the 3-minute installation process
+ using the APACI process described below; or, you can opt for the same
+ mechanism used in previous versions of Apache, as described in the
+ file 'src/INSTALL'. Each mechanism has its benefits and drawbacks -
+ APACI is newer and a little more raw, but it gets you up and running
+ the least amount of time, whereas the "Configuration.tmpl" mechanism
+ may be more familiar and give you some more flexibility to the power
+ user. We'd be very interested in your comments and feedback regarding
+ each approach.
- On the other hand you should remember that the new Apache 1.3
Autoconf-style
- Interface (APACI) already is a user-friendly frontend to the old scripts
(it
- actually uses them internally). And because APACI provides all usually
- needed functionality the user wants to specify, there is no longer real
need
- to do so. Especially when it comes to the installation process: only APACI
- provides an out-of-the-box way of installing the _complete_ Apache package.
- See the file README.configure for an overview of APACI and the following
- description for detailed information about how to use APACI.
Installing the Apache 1.3 HTTP server with APACI
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