Hi, On 2013-07-25 12:16:20 +0200, Arno Töll wrote: > On 25.07.2013 11:52, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > > thus depends on the alias module being there, but the dependency > > is not enforced anywhere. What if for some reason the alias module > > gets disabled in the future? Shouldn't a IfModule directive be used > > in order to avoid the full Apache server being down just because of > > apache2-doc? > > There is a certain trade-off to take. We consider some modules crucial > for a functioning web-server which shall be enabled on any site. The > alias module is one of them. These modules are documented in our > PACKAGING policy.
Then wouldn't it be possible during an upgrade of some packages (e.g. apache2, apache2-doc) to make sure that these modules are enabled, and re-enable them if they aren't? > > And some way to warn the admin when the alias module is disabled > > (but when the problem occurs, looking at the apache2-doc config > > gives the answer). > > Yes. See #709461. Thanks. -- Vincent Lefèvre <vinc...@vinc17.net> - Web: <http://www.vinc17.net/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <http://www.vinc17.net/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / AriC project (LIP, ENS-Lyon) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
