[Pkg-awstats-devel] Bug#440035: NMU

[Michal Čihař]

Hi

Dne Mon, 7 Apr 2008 17:52:35 +0200
Jonas Smedegaard <dr at jones.dk> napsal(a):

> Layered configuration is a common user request, but also tricky to do 
> right - and tricky to do without hurting other users using the same 
> application on other ways.

Layered configuration works fine in Debian package, even the warning
produced by upstream says "Perl versions before 5.6 cannot handle nested
includes". Debian currently ships 5.8 so it should be safe (and I did
not notice any problems in last years when I use this).

> I do not say that this patch is wrong, just that we have not looked 
> closer at it yet.

The patch is easy one liner quite easy to review...

> Also, personally I have no interest in diverting from upstream to adopt 
> the proposed patch.  I recommend instead contacting upstream directly to 
> try convince adding the new feature there instead.

The bug with patch is reported there for about two years:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1145729&group_id=13764&atid=113764

My experience is that awstats upstream does not much look at bug
tracker (if at all). I think I still have there open several patches.

> Charles: If you disagree with my judgement and want to maintain this 
> patch, then I am fine with that.
> 
> Michal: If you are interested in joining our little team and help 
> maintain *both* AWStats in general and this patch, then that is fine 
> with me.  If also fine with Charles, then please apply for membership at 
> Alioth, and we'll be happy to greet you aboard.

I'm currently quite busy with other things I'm involved and my knowledge
of Perl is very limited, but I can try it if it is only way to push
awstats package to better shape.

> This bug tagged as severity normal, but what the user reports as 
> "broken" which the supplied patch fixes is outside the upstream 
> documented use of the software, so really this is a feature request.

What is not documented use? Include directive is properly documented
[1] and the problem with nested includes comes from Debian packaging
which introduces awstats.conf.local which is the additional layer which
causes problems.

Anyway if you thing this is a wishlist+wontfix bug, you can mark same
way also #432096 as it is caused by same problem.

[1]: http://awstats.sourceforge.net/docs/awstats_config.html#Include

-- 
	Michal Čihař | http://cihar.com | http://blog.cihar.com
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