Re: Proposal: Splitting cgi-bin

[Brian White <bcwhite@pobox.com>]

retitle 32263 [AMENDMENT 20/01/2000] Splitting cgi-bin
severity normal
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This this has now passed the first step of a policy change, I'm changing
the bug title and severity.  Sorry for the delay...  I hadn't realized
what I had to do.


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> Most people setting up a web site expect /cgi-bin/ to be available for
> scripts on their site.  Unfortunately, Debian uses this for those scripts
> packages that get installed.  These two need to be independant.
> 
> As such, Debian's system needs to be altered a bit.  I recommend using
> instead the name "/cgi-lib/" for scripts under /usr/lib/cgi-bin/.  This
> will keep both features independant and not affect the general use of
> the system.
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> 
> You can read all about it here:
> 
>         http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=32263

                                          Brian
                                  ( bcwhite@pobox.com )

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