On Sun, Nov 01 2009, Julien Valroff wrote: > Hi Manoj, > > Le dimanche 01 novembre 2009 à 00:33 -0500, Manoj Srivastava a écrit : >> On Sat, Oct 31 2009, Julien Valroff wrote: >> >> >> > As dspam-webfrontend relies on apache2-suexec, which sets the document >> > root to /var/www/, I fear there is nothing we can do about this for >> > now. >> >> That is a serious bug in apache2-suexec, which is a blocking bug >> for you, yes. > > Would you please report this bug? > > Also see the following bug I had reported for this issue: > http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=542950 > I hady thought /srv/www was a good place to host web applications > data.
Well, since I do not actually work with web applications currently, I am perhaps not the best person to file this bug. > >> >> > Furthermore, as per >> > http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-customized-programs.html#s-web-appl: >> > "If access to the web document root is unavoidable then use /var/www >> > as the Document Root." >> >> That is not yet policy, and is merely a draft proposal. You may >> not assume that /var/www is the document root under the official Debian >> policy and the FHS. > > A draft? I don't understand. > It is part of the Debian Policy 3.8.3, section 11.5, point 4 Yes, you are correct. It is late at night here ... > If not, then it is a bug in debian-policy... I think that is the case. Policy should not recommend violating the FHS like this. > >> > I would hence think using /var/www for dspam-webfrontend is correct, >> > what do you think of it? >> >> I think it is a serious bug, and you may not be able to upload >> your package unless this is fixed. > > I understand. I wish I could address this issue myself. Well, I think the way forward would be to move the directory out of /var/www? manoj -- #else /* !STDSTDIO */ /* The big, slow, and stupid way */ Larry Wall in #str.c from the perl source code Manoj Srivastava <sriva...@debian.org> <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-rc-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org