Hi, On 25.07.2013 11:52, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > thus depends on the alias module being there, but the dependency > is not enforced anywhere. What if for some reason the alias module > gets disabled in the future? Shouldn't a IfModule directive be used > in order to avoid the full Apache server being down just because of > apache2-doc?
There is a certain trade-off to take. We consider some modules crucial for a functioning web-server which shall be enabled on any site. The alias module is one of them. These modules are documented in our PACKAGING policy. This is the same principle as Debian as a whole applies to essential packages, such as dpkg and others. There is no need to express such dependencies explicitly because it is assumed the condition is met on any functioning system. > And some way to warn the admin when the alias module is disabled > (but when the problem occurs, looking at the apache2-doc config > gives the answer). Yes. See #709461. -- with kind regards, Arno Töll IRC: daemonkeeper on Freenode/OFTC GnuPG Key-ID: 0x9D80F36D
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