[MacPorts] #21315: Apache2 install location does not seem to conform as well as it could to MacPorts installation directory guideline

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#21315: Apache2 install location does not seem to conform as well as it could to
MacPorts installation directory guideline
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 Reporter:  scott@…           |       Owner:  macports-tickets@…                   
     Type:  defect            |      Status:  new                                  
 Priority:  Normal            |   Milestone:                                       
Component:  ports             |     Version:  1.8.0                                
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Comment(by scott@…):

 My suggestion would be to follow the Apache 2 layout that Apple provides,
 but use prefix as "root".

 /etc/apache2 -> /opt/local/etc/apache2
 /usr/sbin/{apache bins} -> /opt/local/sbin/{apache bins}
 /var/log/apache2 -> /opt/local/var/log/apache2
 /usr/libexec/apache2/ -> /opt/local/libexec/apache2

 The rest of the parts follow the same pattern.  I think some discussion
 would need to be made as to where the actual http docs files live, if they
 live in prefix somewhere, or if they were to be pointed to
 /Library/WebServer/Documents.  That I am not sure what would be the most
 logical structure to follow.

 This all makes a lot of sense to me.  I can see some resistance, as a lot
 of people are going to like the "clean" all in one place method.  It comes
 at a sacrifice, to have to add a special sbin path to your PATH, when
 /opt/local/sbin/ could cover it fine.  Those also coming from Apache 2 on
 OS X default, would feel much more at home, as they need not learn any new
 path locations, as long as they can re-reference in their head, that
 "prefix" becomes "/".

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.macports.org/ticket/21315#comment:4>
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