[MacPorts] #38461: Port request: apache_mod_hfs_apple

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#38461: Port request: apache_mod_hfs_apple
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  Reporter:  egall@…               |      Owner:  macports-tickets@…
      Type:  request               |     Status:  new
  Priority:  Normal                |  Milestone:
 Component:  ports                 |    Version:  2.1.3
Resolution:                        |   Keywords:
      Port:  apache_mod_hfs_apple  |
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Comment (by mp@…):

 A revised Portfile with the variant `+notauto` has been added.\\
 attachment:mod_hfs_apple-portfile-20130910-with-notauto

 Selecting `+notauto` causes the installation/activation to __not__ modify
 the apache2 configuration file.

 Normally I am also against programs fiddling with configuration files, but
 several points caused me to reconsider in this case:
 * a severe security hole is mended with this module, so it should be quick
 and easy to install for anyone
 * `apxs`, which makes the change in the configuration, is part of apache2
 and made specifically for this purpose
 * the hfs_apple module has no other settings that can be tweaked, so the
 only thing to do is to get it running
 * one installs this module because one wants it to just work smoothly
 right away
 * no adverse side effects when adding/removing the module in the
 configuration file – only that is done.

 These are also the reasons why I chose the variant to be `+notauto` and
 not `+auto`.

 (If the module is deactivated/uninstalled, `apxs` is always invoked to
 disable the module – by commenting out the appropriate LoadModule line –
 because otherwise apache2 would fail during the next start.)

 On another note, I consider the security hole that this module mends to be
 so severe, that I would prefer to have this module installed together with
 apache2 by default.

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Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/38461#comment:10>
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