[gentoo-dev] putting apache / apache2 on 'need' line

[gentoo-dev] putting apache / apache2 on 'need' line

[Martin, Stephen]

Hi all,
I'm finishing up an ebuild that starts a daemon and depends on apache.  The
problem is that it can use either apache or apache2.  How do I handle this
in the need line of the init script, since apache and apache2 have separate
flags?  I'm thinking I need to do something like 'need apache || apache2'.
What's the correct way to handle this?  Or should I just say it depends on
apache2 and be done with it?

Thanks.

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Re: [gentoo-dev] putting apache / apache2 on 'need' line

[Jacob Smullyan]

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On Mon, Sep 01, 2003 at 11:55:34AM -0400, Martin, Stephen wrote:
> I'm finishing up an ebuild that starts a daemon and depends on apache.  The
> problem is that it can use either apache or apache2.  How do I handle this
> in the need line of the init script, since apache and apache2 have separate
> flags?  I'm thinking I need to do something like 'need apache || apache2'.
> What's the correct way to handle this?  Or should I just say it depends on
> apache2 and be done with it?

I recently submitted an ebuild (for skunkweb, bug 26450) which I wish
had a similar characteristic -- that it could optionally build an
apache 1 or 2 module (or none).  Since there didn't seem to be an
apache1 flag, the apache1 option isn't there at the moment.

+1 as far as I am concerned for adding an apache1 USE flag!

Jacob Smullyan


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Re: [gentoo-dev] putting apache / apache2 on 'need' line

[Seemant Kulleen]

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On Mon, 1 Sep 2003 11:55:34 -0400 
"Martin, Stephen" <stephen.martin@veridian.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
> I'm finishing up an ebuild that starts a daemon and depends on apache.
>  The
> problem is that it can use either apache or apache2.  How do I handle
> this in the need line of the init script, since apache and apache2
> have separate flags?  I'm thinking I need to do something like 'need
> apache || apache2'. What's the correct way to handle this?  Or should
> I just say it depends on apache2 and be done with it?

Azarah can better advise you, but I should think the apache initscripts
should just provide a virtual/apache and then your script can just "need
apache" or some such.  Az, Donny, Robin?

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Re: [gentoo-dev] putting apache / apache2 on 'need' line

[Martin, Stephen]

Seemant Kulleen wrote:
> Azarah can better advise you, but I should think the apache initscripts
> should just provide a virtual/apache and then your script can just "need
> apache" or some such.  Az, Donny, Robin?

I think that's the best way to go.  I was suprised that there wasn't 
already a virtual/apache or virtual/webserver.  I suppose functionality 
across webservers is too varied for the latter.


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Re: [gentoo-dev] putting apache / apache2 on 'need' line

[Martin, Stephen]

Jacob Smullyan wrote:
> +1 as far as I am concerned for adding an apache1 USE flag!

I think an apache1 flag would we usefull as wel.  However, my problem 
was more with the rc-script for apache2 having a different name than the 
rc-script for apache.  Consequently, the need line in my init script 
should be either 'need net apache' OR 'need net apache2' depending on 
what the user has installed.

I think what I'm going to do is try using the webapp-apache eclass to 
determine the version at install and patch the rc-script so it's 
correct.  Failing that, I suppose I could just set it to apache2 and 
then tell the user in the postinst to modify the rc-script if they're 
running apache1.


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