[php-maint] Bug#666820: Bug#666820: php5: sourceful transition towards Apache 2.4

[Ondřej Surý]

Hi,

just an ACK. I am aware of the transition and will make necessary
steps to fix PHP 5.4 when apache 2.4 reaches unstable (php5_5.4.1~rc1
already includes upstream support for Apache 2.4).

Heads up on the upload to unstable would be nice, but not mandatory.

O.

On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 23:15,  <arno at debian.org> wrote:
> Package: php5
> Severity: important
> User: debian-apache at lists.debian.org
> Usertags: apache24transition
>
> Dear maintainer,
>
> your package php5 is provding an Apache2 web server module.
> We're upgrading Apache to the new upstream version 2.4 [1] (tracked
> as transition bug #661958). This requires all modules to be rebuilt
> due to ABI changes.  Thus, you need to rebuild and reupload your
> Apache2 module package in a version compatible to our new package
> available in experimental [2].  Please note it is not enough to
> simply rebuild the module - it needs some adaptions in the module
> package metadata. We have written packaging guidelines for our
> reverse dependencies [3]. Please read it carefully, it should be able
> to answer most of your questions. Do also look at dh_apache2
> (available through the dh-apache2 package) which can simplify
> packaging Apache2 modules.  In short, we want to highlight these
> changes you need to be aware of.
>
> * APIs changed for some cases [3]. Chances are your module needs some
>  adaptions, please get in touch with upstream or us if you need help
>  to port your module to Apache 2.4.
>
> * MPM packages are gone. You cannot depend or conflict with a
>  particular MPM anymore. If your module does not work with a
>  particular module, make sure to make it abort with an error if
>  loaded together with an incompatible MPM. You can use our
>  apache2-maintscript-helper [4] to switch to the MPM of your choice
>  in your maintainer scripts.
>
> * Do not build-depend on apache2-threaded-dev or apache2-prefork-dev
>  anymore. Just like MPMs are gone, are our MPM -dev packages as
>  well. All modules need to simply build-depend on apache2-dev.
>
> * Do NOT depend on apache2, apache2-common or any other real apache2
>  package in your binary module package. Depend on our virtual
>  apache2-api-20120211 package only!
>
> * Do NOT call a2enmod/a2dismod in your maintainer scripts. Use our
>  apache2-maintscript-helper [3] instead. This is required to get a
>  uniform and stateful handling of all Apache2 modules.
>
>
> You can look at our Apache 2.4 packaging hints [5] for hands-on
> tutorials.  Please note: This bug is filed as "important" for now. As
> the time goes by we plan make it a release critical severity. In the
> consequences your module either needs an update or is going to be
> removed from Wheezy. For the time being please tag the bug as pending
> as soon as you have a package ready. We strongly recommend that at
> least maintainers of complex module packages make an upload to
> experimental as well. Of course, uploading simple modules to
> experimental is welcome, too.
>
> [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2012/03/msg00013.html
> [2] http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=apache2&searchon=sourcenames&exact=1&suite=all&section=all
> [3] http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=pkg-apache/apache2.git;a=blob;f=debian/PACKAGING;hb=next
> [4] http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/developer/new_api_2_4.html
> [5] http://wiki.debian.org/Apache/PackagingFor24
>
>
>
>
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