[pkg-lighttpd] Bug#498951: Bug#498951: closed by Olaf van der Spek <olaf at xwis.net> ()

[Olaf van der Spek]

On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 4:54 PM, Jonas Smedegaard <dr at jones.dk> wrote:
> It is non-fatal to invoke lightly-enable-mod when already enabled.

I know, but lighttpd.postinst shouldn't enable any modules if this
isn't a fresh install, right?

>  * Encourage package maintainers to first query then enable

Why not an if not enabled flag?

> This would also make it possible for packages to disable conflicting
> modules, which involves checking if exists and enabled, ask for permission
> to disable (as it might be needed by other setup snippets!) and fail the
> package install if not being granted permission.

That sounds too complex.

> Well, that too.  But the very thing of listing a bunch of modules commented
> out is a hint to the local admin (and the package maintainer!) that
> uncommenting is the preferred style of configuration here.

ATM there's only rewrite that's commented out. No other modules.

> I do not mean in code, but in the config file.

True, but there should be a warning in the docs.

>  * Add low-ordered module snippets for each module provided by lighttpd

Done for most modules already.

>  * Add debconf interface to declare space-delimited list of modules to
> enable during install, by default installing only rewrite

Debconf? I don't think that's necessary. And only usable at install time.

Olaf