On Wed, Jan 23, 2002 at 01:58:41PM -0600, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > Hi, > > Debian policy states that the directory for CGI content should be > /usr/lib/cgi-bin - Create a directory (say, /usr/lib/cgi-bin/wcal) and > install in it.
Thanks, I'll see how I can do that (the installer installs the cgi's and the images in $html_dir, so I guess I'll have to split $html_dir in the installer in a cgi and an images section... > > You should not need to modify Apache configuration - This directory is > already scrpiptaliased in a default Debian installation. I know, I only had to change it because the cgi's were installed in /var/www/wcal... > > Always, if possible, avoid messing with other programs. If you have to... > Well, then do it ;-) but I would recommend you not to. > > Greetings, Thanks for the advice! Wouter > > > Hi, > > > > First of all: I am not an official debian developer. > > > > I'm packaging Wcal (a web-based calender/planner). It is by no means an > > official deb, but I want to do it as good as possible. I have some > > questions though: > > > > The Wcal installer asks me for the "HTML directory for wcal". This is > > the directory that holds the CGI scripts and images (according to > > INSTALL). > > > > I currently use /var/www/wcal for this, but I doubt it is the right > > place for it. (I wouldn't like packages installing stuff in > > /var/www anyhow...). Can anybody give some advice on this? > > > > Another thing is the apache config: it must be edited before one can > > use wcal: I added the following: > > > > <Directory /var/www/wcal> > > AddHandler cgi-script .cgi > > DirectoryIndex index.cgi > > Options +ExecCGI > > </Directory> > > > > How should I do this in the postinstall? Will it be overwritten when > > there's an apache update? I currently put this in README.Debian, and > > ask the user to it him/herself. > > > > Thanks in advance, hope this is the right place to ask this kind of > > questions... > > > > Wouter > > > > > > -- > Gunnar Wolf - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - (+52-55)5623-1118 > +--- > |PARTICIPA EN EL CONSOL - Congreso Nacional de Software Libre, > |http://www.consol.org.mx, Ciudad de México, 11-14 feb 2002 > +-- > -- Blessed are they who Go Around in Circles, for they Shall be Known as Wheels. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
