Tregar said:

It sounds great, but I know how badly it works in practice. That's exactly how Bricolage works. In practice there's just too many ways to setup an Apache install. Trying to adapt to them all automatically, even with a bunch of configuration options, is an endless game of whack-a-mole. I'm determined to find something better.

I'm not understaning why you don't just create a conf file that sets up a name virtual server and add 

# --- added by Bricolage configurator ---
Include /htc/httpd/bricolage.conf
# --- added by Bricolage configurator ---

[download]
at the end of their apache server config.

And, we can find easy answers to answers to general "where do I put this?" questions for alll the major distros.

OTOH, if they don't have a competently installed Apache, sending a package that builds one from source would be a blessing to them. Why not give them the option to migrate from their distro apache to a "good" apache?

And finally, I'd feel concerned about the consequences of your apache forking 30 children on a heavily used site: If the admins lack enough clue to install Apache from source, they won't know what hit them. Then again, a mod_perl site used that heavily would have a more competent sysadmin, I think.

Who's your target audience: have they clue or not?

In reply to Re: Re: Re: Installation System Design for a Large Apache/mod_perl Application by cleverett
in thread Installation System Design for a Large Apache/mod_perl Application by samtregar

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