X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE,T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=2ipXt8Ao/PPbK329gQN1nC6XU/V8QMABDttguNTIlb0= c=1 sm=0 a=E7l12leoyc4A:10 a=8nJEP1OIZ-IA:10 a=actZz6TQ3x/BgjSgNStpQw==:17 a=6MlLgeinAAAA:8 a=BujIWmtkAAAA:8 a=MQdTT3n7mL1iWODGwIMA:9 a=IK9N05OP9550geJ-p04A:7 a=30qeAlymRSSEWjsxcAvyRiNDy-QA:4 a=wPNLvfGTeEIA:10 a=actZz6TQ3x/BgjSgNStpQw==:117 Message-ID: <4C937D32.4040009@columbus.rr.com> Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2010 10:37:38 -0400 From: Paul McFerrin Reply-To: pmcferrin AT columbus DOT rr DOT com User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.24 (Windows/20100228) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Cygwin Subject: Re: distro "apache2" will not start References: <4C92B2EF DOT 9060002 AT columbus DOT rr DOT com> <20100917073705 DOT GH15121 AT calimero DOT vinschen DOT de> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Al wrote: >> The apache2 package is orphaned for this long period of time already. >> Maybe it's time to pull it from the distro, unless somebody would >> like to take over maintainership. >> >> > > There is an oss freak in Thuringia, currently working out the idea of > a common patch repository to bring the DRY principle to patch > maintenance and to lower the work for each Distro. I think the idea is > interesting at least and could help in cases like this. > > http://www.metux.de/download/oss-qm/normalized_repository.pdf > > Al > > -- > Al: This sounds like the reduce work on future maintenance might be a blessing. As for orphaning the product, I would hate to see that happen..My current version is presently 1.3.22 and I have on many occasions attempted to build a version 2 apache only not to make it. It was only within the past two years I discovered that a version 2 was available so I put this project on my to do list. The MAJOR reason I'm hanging on 1.3.22 for cygwin is that it supports true Unix-style symbolic links. It saves a lot of data movement and/or duplication. If you don't have anyone to volunteer the work on apache 2, I'll just keep my 1.3.22 system. It has been a very reliable product. I don't use any transaction nor SSL.apps. P.S. I can't volunteer any time on this due to my health. -- http://genealogy.mcferrin.org/ # McFerrin Family History, Public View -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple