Hi, I've been doing some work on the libapache2-mod-python packaging but the more I think about it the more doubts I have about shipping mod_python in the next stable release.
First and foremost, upstream is dead and all the development has moved to mod_wsgi: http://blog.dscpl.com.au/2010/06/modpython-project-is-now-officially.html although upstream doesn't seem to be convinced having set up a new Git repository in January of this year: http://modpython.org/ However, the repository still hasn't seen a new commit in 5 years. Fedora have also retired mod_python: https://fedorahosted.org/rel-eng/ticket/5165 There are a number of bugs open with no clear solution available (with my recent upload I only looked at the packaging and not at functional bugs). mod_python's reverse dependencies: Reverse Depends: check-mk-multisite dicoweb (with mod_wsgi as alternative) Reverse Suggests: archmage python-paste (as alternative to mod_wsgi) roundup viewvc (also works via CGI) zine (as alternative to mod_wsgi) Reverse Recommends: djagios (as alternative to mod_wsgi) python-mod-pywebsocket So removing libapache2-mod-python would only be a real problem for check-mk-multisite (apart from users who still haven't switched to mod_wsgi). On the other hand, it has a high popcon count (much higher than mod_wsgi). Lastly, I'm not 100% comfortable with the Apache 2.4 changes I made. I think libapache2-mod-python should be removed from testing and not be part of the next release. At the very least the new version should not go in without more testing. I plan to open an RC bug against libapache2-mod-python to prevent migration to testing unless someone closes the bug with a positive test report. I also plan to ask the release team to remove libapache2-mod-python from testing to ease the migration of Apache 2.4. This should make it easy to get mod_python in the next release if someone is interested enough. Any objections? -- -- arthur - [email protected] - http://people.debian.org/~adejong --
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