SPECS: apache1.spec - unify Provides = http with apache.spec

Radoslaw Zielinski radek42 at gmail.com
Sun Nov 13 14:42:16 CET 2005


Elan Ruusamäe <glen at delfi.ee> [13-11-2005 12:48]:
> On Saturday 12 November 2005 19:44, Radoslaw Zielinski wrote:
[...]
>> What's the point of "Provides: httpd" anyway?  Most specs use the
>> "webserver" virtual dependency ("R: webserver", and "R: webserver =
>> apache" if apache only).  IIRC that was unified; right now:

>>   $ egrep -r '^Requires:[[:blank:]]+httpd' SPECS
>>   SPECS/sqmgrlog.spec:Requires:   httpd
>>   SPECS/squid.spec:Requires:      httpd
>>   SPECS/w3cam.spec:Requires:      httpd
>>   SPECS/wwwcount.spec:Requires:   httpd
>>   SPECS/wordpress.spec:Requires:  httpd
> well. lets decide  that R: httpd should be dropped and R: webserver = apache 
> should be used instead. without version. as version is pointless.

Agreed.

> but in real life R: webserver = apache is also pointless, as if package really 
> is both apache compatible then it needs apache >= 1.3.33-3, because earlier 
> apache1 didn't have conf.d like support.

Well, IMHO better this than nothing.  Adding some kind of complicated
P:/R: would make an overkill -- this kind of problem can be solved with
poldek --upgrade-dist.

"Conflicts: apache1 < 1.3.33-3" in appropriate specs should do, but I
don't think it's really needed.

-- 
Radosław Zieliński <radek42 at gmail.com>
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