FS#20481 - [mailman] Remove apache dependency

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Sebastian Köhler (kart0ffelsack) - Sunday, 15 August 2010, 08:39 GMT
Last edited by Andreas Radke (AndyRTR) - Wednesday, 18 August 2010, 19:07 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Testing
Status Closed
Assigned To Pierre Schmitz (Pierre)
Andreas Radke (AndyRTR)
Andrea Scarpino (BaSh)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

The apache dependency should either be replaced by a virtual "httpd" package(like the "smtp-server") or moved to optdepends.

There are zillions of httpd servers out there and it is just wrong to force a user to install a apache when he might use another httpd already.

Additional info:
* package versions: 2.1.11-2 and 2.1.13-1
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Closed by  Andreas Radke (AndyRTR)
Wednesday, 18 August 2010, 19:07 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  dep on apache removed as suggested
Comment by Andreas Radke (AndyRTR) - Sunday, 15 August 2010, 19:10 GMT
Our webservers don'r provide a generic "httpd" pkg name. Maybe it's worth to think about it. What do the webserver maintainers think?
Comment by Sebastian Köhler (kart0ffelsack) - Sunday, 15 August 2010, 21:57 GMT
> Our webservers don'r provide a generic "httpd" pkg name

Then apache should probably be put into optdepends because the webinterface is more or less a optional feature and not needed to run Mailman it can be fully managed via the command line and the mail interface.

Comment by Pierre Schmitz (Pierre) - Monday, 16 August 2010, 06:18 GMT
If a webserver is not a real dependency I would just leave it out completely. I wouldn't even add an optdepend as it is obvious if a user wants to view the archives etc. he'll need some kind of webserver.

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