> If you want to run two httpd's, popd's or mta's, you'll probably have to > do more than the usual tweaking to the package setup anyway, so what is > really the big deal of having to: > > 1. `apt-get source foo` > 2. edit various files, mostly in debian/ > 3. add an epoch to the package version > 4. `fakeroot debian/rules binary` > 5. `sudo dpkg -i foo.deb`
What's really the big deal of having to 1. apt-get install apache roxen By putting an epoch in the version number you defeat the whole automatic upgrade system. > If you must insist that these matters be resolved formally, then please be > so generous to provide us with some reference implementations of a generic > /usr/sbin/{httpd,popd,smtpd}-config. I see absolutely no need for an httpd-config. I'm perfectly happy with they way apache, apache-ssl, and roxen coexist.