On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 08:18:13PM +0200, Jan Hauke Rahm wrote: > Package: debian-policy > Version: 3.9.2.0 > Severity: wishlist > > On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 07:55:33PM +0200, Jérémy Lal wrote: > > On 18/05/2011 19:38, Russ Allbery wrote: > > > Anton Martchukov <an...@martchukov.com> writes: > > > > > >> I wanted to install MoinMoin wiki (python-moinmoin) using > > >> FastCGI on nginx web server (nginx-full), but python-moinmoin > > >> brings Apache web server into the system due to its > > >> dependencies: > > > > > >> python-moinmoin depends on libapache2-mod-wsgi | httpd-cgi > > > > > >> nginx-full provides httpd > > > > > >> I would submit a bug report on any of those packages, but > > >> it does not appear clear to me: > > > > > >> 1. Virtual package httpd-cgi is this only plain CGI or also > > >> can be FactCGI too? In case with nginx, it does not support > > >> plain old CGI, but does support FastCGI (plus SCGI and WSGI). > > > > > >> 2. libapache2-mod-wsgi is not the only WSGI web server > > >> available. > > > > > >> 3. moinmoin is not limited to WCGI and CGI and also can > > >> be run with built-in web server, FastCGI, SCGI and AJP. > > > > > >> The bottom line is that we are probably missing a bunch of > > >> virtual packages like: > > > > > >> httpd-fastcgi > > >> httpd-wsgi > > >> httpd-scgi > > >> httpd-ajp > > > > +1 > > especially for the distinction between httpd-fcgi and httpd-cgi. > > Note that "fcgi" name is more used than "fastcgi" in packages names. > > > > > httpd-wsgi has already been requested. See #588497. So far, no one seems > > > to have run into a practical requirement for the others, although if you > > > have some cases where we'd use them (as opposed to just a theoretical > > > need), please do file a debian-policy bug about that. > > > > I have the feeling it is a good idea to enforce web servers to declare their > > abilities like that. Today many webapps can run through fcgi, whether they > > are > > in php, ruby, c... but they can't state that fact in their control fields. > > Instead, i've seen some of them depend on apache2, whereas they can run with > > any other httpd-fcgi (example: roundcube-core) > > Trouble is i'm not good at argumenting this in a bug report. > > I think you've made yourself clear. Let's just open the bug with this > mail to track what's already been said.
So what it is the list of packages that would provide fastcgi ? Cheers, -- Bill. <ballo...@debian.org> Imagine a large red swirl here. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110530135721.GB2751@yellowpig
