[gentoo-user] How to install viewvc w/o apache and related cruft?

[gentoo-user] How to install viewvc w/o apache and related cruft?

[Grant Edwards]

I'm trying to install viewvc, but emerge insists on installing apache
and webapp-config.  I don't want to install apache (or any other web
server) -- all I want to install is viewvc.

I installed webapp-config, installed viewvc using "emerge --nodeps",
then unmerged webapp-config.

Now viewvc runs fine, but every time I do an update, emerge wants to
install apache and webapp-config.

How do I convince portage that viewvc does not require an external web
server and I don't want apache or webappconifg installed?

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Re: [gentoo-user] How to install viewvc w/o apache and related cruft?

[Neil Bothwick]

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On Fri, 1 Apr 2011 20:40:33 +0000 (UTC), Grant Edwards wrote:

> How do I convince portage that viewvc does not require an external web
> server and I don't want apache or webappconifg installed?

It's a web app, so I'm not surprised it depends on a web server. Try
putting apache in /etc/portage/profile/package.provided.


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Neil Bothwick

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[gentoo-user] Re: How to install viewvc w/o apache and related cruft?

[Grant Edwards]

On 2011-04-01, Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk> wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Apr 2011 20:40:33 +0000 (UTC), Grant Edwards wrote:
>
>> How do I convince portage that viewvc does not require an external web
>> server and I don't want apache or webappconifg installed?
>
> It's a web app,

Yes, it can be a "web app".  It can also be run stand-alone using its
own web server with no external dependancies other than python and
support for the VC system you want to use.  It seems a bit un-Gentoo
to allow only the former option rather than give the user a choice.

> so I'm not surprised it depends on a web server.

I am, since it doesn't require a separate web server, it shouldn't
depend on a separate web server.

> Try putting apache in /etc/portage/profile/package.provided.

That seems like a kludge that's likely to cause problems later.  ISTM
that the ebuild is broken. I'll have to take a shot at fixing the
ebuild so it doesn't depend on apache and webapp-config unless you
install it USE flags telling it you want it to use apache and
webapp-config.

-- 
Grant

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: How to install viewvc w/o apache and related cruft?

[Neil Bothwick]

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On Sat, 2 Apr 2011 03:24:04 +0000 (UTC), Grant Edwards wrote:

> >> How do I convince portage that viewvc does not require an external
> >> web server and I don't want apache or webappconifg installed?
> >
> > It's a web app,
> 
> Yes, it can be a "web app".  It can also be run stand-alone using its
> own web server with no external dependancies other than python and
> support for the VC system you want to use.

I see.

> > Try putting apache in /etc/portage/profile/package.provided.
> 
> That seems like a kludge that's likely to cause problems later.

It is :(

> ISTM
> that the ebuild is broken. I'll have to take a shot at fixing the
> ebuild so it doesn't depend on apache and webapp-config unless you
> install it USE flags telling it you want it to use apache and
> webapp-config.
> 

From a quick glance at the webapp eclass, it looks like you need
to set WEBAPP_OPTIONAL="yes" in the ebuild.


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Neil Bothwick

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