I just uploaded the WDG HTML Validator. I put the HTML in /usr/doc/wdg-html-validator. Policy says /usr/doc should map to the URL /doc. And yes, /usr/lib/cgi-bin is the right place to put CGI scripts.
-- Jaldhar H. Vyas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Thu, 20 May 1999, Robert Woodcock wrote: > Hello, I'm considering packaging w3-validator, the W3 Consortium's HTML > validator. It's a CGI script. > > It needs some images to be accessible in a known place in the system's > public html space (f.e. http://foo.bar.org/w3-validator/vh40.gif). > > The package will technically work without these images in a known location, > however the resulting pages it generates will look pretty hosed with all the > broken images. > > Is there a way to handle this automagically? Should I just put a message in > the postinst saying they'll need to add an Alias command to the web server's > srm.conf? (or make a symlink) > > Also is it safe to have dpkg plant scripts in /usr/lib/cgi-bin? Is that > location guaranteed to work? > -- > Robert Woodcock - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > "Yes I do believe there is a violent thing inside of me" -- Everclear > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >