From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 4.0.0 (2022-12-14) on finch.gentoo.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=5.0 tests=DMARC_MISSING, MAILING_LIST_MULTI autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=4.0.0 Received: from mta02-svc.ntlworld.com (mta02-svc.ntlworld.com [62.253.162.42]) by chiba.3jane.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id B950CAC51D for ; Wed, 5 Jun 2002 05:35:55 -0500 (CDT) Received: from m799-mp1-cvx1c.swa.ntl.com ([213.105.239.31]) by mta02-svc.ntlworld.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with ESMTP id <20020605103554.WLTC4626.mta02-svc.ntlworld.com@m799-mp1-cvx1c.swa.ntl.com> for ; Wed, 5 Jun 2002 11:35:54 +0100 Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] adapting webmin and usermin From: Chris Davies To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <20020605110251.47d15b11.bass@gentoo.org> References: <20020605000522.3823624b.bass@gentoo.org> <1023248295.3037.57.camel@vindaloo.flat146> <20020605110251.47d15b11.bass@gentoo.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailer: Evolution/1.0.2- Date: 05 Jun 2002 11:35:52 +0100 Message-Id: <1023273354.3745.4.camel@vindaloo.flat146> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org Errors-To: gentoo-dev-admin@gentoo.org X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Gentoo Linux developer list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: X-Archives-Salt: 1f73fb8d-464b-4930-a397-42cceaea2288 X-Archives-Hash: e9081d2fdb5ac1831ecc24b6fa583dcb Thanks for all the advice :) I will look into packaging usermin when I have done webmin but my main motivation is that at really want to write a portage front end for webmin, so I don't have to bother running sshd on a fair few of my machines. I dare say some other people may even find it useful... Cheers, C.Davies On Wed, 2002-06-05 at 10:02, Jose Alberto Suarez Lopez wrote: > On 05 Jun 2002 04:38:14 +0100 > Chris Davies wrote: >=20 > |Hi, > | > |I've actually been doing just this for a couple of days now.. I'm not > |really ready to go public with the resulting patch and ebuild but I > |suppose this might be a good time to ask a few questions that come int= o > |my head. > | > |1) I am currently using the directory /opt/webmin as an installation > |dir. I appreciate that Gentoo wants to keep /opt for binaries only, an= d > |that webmin does not technically qualify as a binary distribution, but > I > |think it comes damn close. Does anyone agree/disagree with this view, > |and if you disagree, where should webmin go? > =20 > /opt is a good choice, but i think that it can be best /var >=20 >=20 > |2) SSL. Perl doesn't pay any attention to the ssl use flag as far as I > |am aware, so my strategy has been to have Perl grab the SSL module fro= m > |CPAN if the use var is set, and then configure webmin with support for > |same. Again, comments? Suggestions? >=20 > well if you can use the USE variable cool :) >=20 > |3) What distribution should be chosen as a close approximation of > |Gentoo. I choose Redhat 7.2 as my first guess, and then later upgraded > |to .3 and I haven't noticed anything obviously broken, but extensive > |testing would be required before I'd let this anywhere near portage. > |Suggestions? Volunteers for testing? :) >=20 > i thinks that debian, slackware, o inclusive freebsd are more exact that > redhat >=20 > |4) I presumed that Webmin should not automatically be started on boot, > |that stuff should be handled by the user and whatever their preference > |of inetd or xinetd is, is this the correct approach? >=20 > you can do a simple script to do it >=20 > |5) License. Webmin uses a strange one, but not one that is restrictive= . > |I presume it is OK just to add an entry in Gentoo's Lisencing dir > |specifically for Webmin and its kin. >=20 > yes, it can be usefull for others webmin products, like usermin. >=20 > when you finish with webmin, can be interesting adapt too usermin :) >=20 > contact with Maciek , he wants to help :) >=20 >=20 > Jos=E9 Alberto Su=E1rez L=F3pez > --=20 > > > > http://www.gentoo.org > http://www.adala.org > http://bass.dnsalias.com > http://gimp.es.gnome.org >=20 --=20 Chris Davies CS Student, Swansea, UK. http://www.cdavies.org/ Public Key: http://www.cdavies.org/cdavies.gpg