Bug 168933

Summary:	Making mapserver dependent of apache through 'apache' USE flag
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Dirk Tilger <dirk>
Component:	New packages	Assignee:	Gentoo Linux bug wranglers <bug-wranglers>
Status:	RESOLVED CANTFIX
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	High
Version:	2006.1
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Attachments:	Patch to the MapServer 4.10.0 ebuild to make it dependent on apache only when 'apache' USE var set

Description Dirk Tilger 2007-03-01 21:32:23 UTC

Although MapServer traditionally comes as CGI for a webserver, it also comes as extension for various programming languages. Through these extensions low level functionality of MapServer is available, which makes it suitable for usage as a mini GIS SDK without a webserver.

The attached patch makes the CGI part dependent of the 'apache' USE flag and allows to use MapServer without a webserver.

Comment 1 Dirk Tilger 2007-03-01 21:36:49 UTC

Created attachment 111738 [details, diff]
Patch to the MapServer 4.10.0 ebuild to make it dependent on apache only when 'apache'  USE var set

The build process has been tested with and without apache. I had to rearrange the IUSE that blowed the patch visually a bit. Sorry for that.  ;)

Comment 2 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2007-03-02 02:28:22 UTC

<snip>
+if use apache
+then
+	inherit webapp 
+fi
</snip>

This is not allowed, it kills metadata caching. Do not do such things in ebuilds.