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[Jeremy Messenger]

On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:38:35 -0500, Jeremy Messenger <mezz7 at cox.net> wrote:

> On Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:15:59 -0500, Dmitry Morozovsky <marck at rinet.ru>  
> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 18 Apr 2009, Jeremy Messenger wrote:
>>
>> JM> > JMC> > JMC> > Another question: is there a way to avoid apache22  
>> install
>> JM> > (i have apache13
>> JM> > JMC> > JMC> > installed and have no current plans to upgrade) ? I  
>> tried to
>> JM> > chase
>> JM> > JMC> > JMC> > options but failed.
>> JM> > JMC> > JMC>
>> JM> > JMC> > JMC> Not by using the meta-port.  This is required for
>> JM> > gnome-user-share which
>> JM> > JMC> > JMC> is now part of the GNOME Desktop.
>> JM> > JMC> >
>> JM> > JMC> > Hmm, so currently there is no way to install gnome2 without
>> JM> > requiring apache22?
>> JM> > JMC>
>> JM> > JMC> Correct.  You could, of course, go through the meta-port,  
>> and remove
>> JM> > JMC> gnome-user-share on your own (i.e. build your own customized
>> JM> > meta-port).
>> JM> >
>> JM> > Well, would you object to the following quick fix?
>> JM>
>> JM> Wel.. I object. marcus also said that you only can do in your own  
>> system, so
>> JM> it means we don't want to add any option in x11/gnome2. We always  
>> turn down
>> JM> that kind of patch unless no choice for limit size to build  
>> packages in CD
>> JM> for the release.
>>
>> I hope I understand your intentions, but this is not the first options  
>> for the
>> metaport, heh? ;-)
>>
>> My main concern is that many my colleagues work on desktop systems  
>> which they
>> are using as sorta "personal websevers" too, not too resource hungry,  
>> hence
>> apache 1.3.  From the last upgrade the only way to achieve it on a  
>> single
>> machine is to split Gnome and apache to separate jails...
>
> I didn't exactly read previous thread, but you do have a good point.
>
> I am surpised about that gnome-user-share doesn't use gvfs. Isn't gvfs  
> supposed to be already support WebDAV (gvfs-dav)?

Nevermind about that gvfs part. Clearly wake up and type email is a bad  
idea.

> Cheers,
> Mezz


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