[pkg-lighttpd] Bug#846917: fix debian packaging for lighttpd 1.4.43

Stefan Bühler stbuehler at lighttpd.net
Sun Dec 4 10:31:38 UTC 2016


Package: lighttpd
Version: 1.4.43-1
Severity: serious

Hi,

the debian package for 1.4.43 is in a very sad state (one could say
similar to the upstream release itself...).

See attached patch for what we're using to build packages for
https://debian.lighttpd.net/

- debian stable doesn't know default-libmysqlclient-dev
- add new dependencies
- init script still present, no need for systemd: #846299
- don't recommend php5-cgi - should not get installed automatically imho
- new packages for new modules

Sadly ldap and mysql mod_authn_* modules are required as soon as you
load mod_auth in 1.4.43; this is fixed in git head.

Overall I'd recommend waiting for 1.4.44 or picking some fixes from git
head; there are some quite severe bugs in 1.4.43.

Also we're using the .tar.xz - maybe update the watch file; and https
should work on download.lighttpd.net/ too.

regards,
Stefan
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