#38461: Port request: apache_mod_hfs_apple -----------------------------------+-------------------------------- 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 | -----------------------------------+-------------------------------- 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. -- Ticket URL: <https://trac.macports.org/ticket/38461#comment:10> MacPorts <http://www.macports.org/> Ports system for OS X