Bug#227491: apache: Init script breaks expected behaviour (Oct 28 change)

[Richard Clark <richard@exorsus.net>]

Package: apache
Version: 1.3.29.0.1-3
Severity: normal
Tags: sid

Apache init script change made, log entry:

* (Matthew Wilcox)
    - Various changes to apache.init, apache-perl.init and
      apache-ssl.init:
            + Send a HUP for restart, then attempt to start the daemon if that fails.  (Closes: #158993)
		    
-- Fabio M. Di Nitto <fabbione@fabbione.net>  Tue, 28 Oct 2003 18:15:21
+0100


I have read the bug report and while I agree that the socket binding
issue is a problem, I don't believe that modifying the "restart" handler
is a good move. Traditionally, restart invokes a complete stop and start
of the package. The -HUP signal functionality is not equivalent, for example
I stumbled upon this issue when I did a restart and suexec was not
loaded in after I moved the suexec binary to the relevant place.

On the other hand, I'm not getting wound up about it, it seemed worth
making a note somewhere public so that others who might scratch their
head at a similar issue may find an answer. 

On the DWIM note, I think "restart" is a clear enough verb, it means
stop, start, not send-friendly-signals or partially-restart.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux darko 2.6.0-test11 #4 Tue Dec 30 18:00:53 NZDT 2003 i686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C

Versions of packages apache depends on:
ii  apache-common               1.3.29.0.1-3 Support files for all Apache webse
ii  debconf                     1.3.22       Debian configuration management sy
ii  dpkg                        1.10.18      Package maintenance system for Deb
ii  libc6                       2.3.2.ds1-10 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libdb4.1                    4.1.25-10    Berkeley v4.1 Database Libraries [
ii  libexpat1                   1.95.6-6     XML parsing C library - runtime li
ii  libmagic1                   4.06-1       File type determination library us
ii  libpam0g                    0.76-14      Pluggable Authentication Modules l
ii  logrotate                   3.6.5-2      Log rotation utility
ii  mime-support                3.23-1       MIME files 'mime.types' & 'mailcap
ii  perl [perl5]                5.8.2-2      Larry Wall's Practical Extraction 

-- debconf information:
  apache/server-name: localhost
  apache/document-root: /var/www
  apache/server-port: 80
* apache/enable-suexec: false
  apache/init: true
  apache/server-admin: you@your.address