SPECS (DEVEL): apache1.spec - splitting all modules; pass1

[Paweł Gołaszewski]

On Sat, 5 Mar 2005, Elan [utf-8] Ruusamäe wrote:
> > > Author: glen                         Date: Fri Mar  4 21:18:43 2005 GMT
> > > Module: SPECS                         Tag: DEVEL
> > > ---- Log message:
> > > - splitting all modules; pass1
> > Is there any *real* reason to make so fine-grained package split?
> - it's not possible to remove the modules, without manually disabling 
>   them in config (consider mass setup)
> 
> - you can't split the packages, and keep the dependencies proper with 
>   upgrades. therefore splitting once is better than one by one.  you can 
>   always include Requires: if you need module.
> 
> - fine grained dependencies by other packages Requires: apache can you 
>   guarantee, does that apache has mod_dir included? today? yes. year 
>   later? no.
> 
> - i want perhaps just apache consisting of:
>   http_core.c
>   mod_log_config.c
>   mod_mime.c
>   mod_status.c
>   mod_cgi.c
>   mod_alias.c
>   mod_fastcgi.c
> 
> - i never used, and never will use mod_cern_meta, mod_imap, mod_info ...

I see your point.
Well... +/- agree :)

> - wasn't PLD motto being modular?

no.
being rational and useful :)

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