Requesting assistance with packaging a web app: wikindx

[Ankur Sinha]

Hi folks,

I've recently packaged and submitted wikindx[1] for review[2]. I have a
few queries with the rpm, since it's a web package and not really up my
alley:

I've placed all the files in %{_datadir} as the guidelines specify[3]
(and forbid the placement of files into /var/www). Now, how is a user
supposed to use the package? Is he supposed to copy these files
into /var/www and set his application up, or is there a way to make
httpd use the files from %{_datadir}? The wikindx application makes use
of the mysql database, and also needs directories where attachments etc.
will be kept when uploaded. How are these to be managed if httpd is to
use files from %{_datadir}? I've just observed that wikindx has a new
version since I packaged it. How does one do updates with web packages?
Do we just place the new files in %{_datadir} and let the admin copy
them over to /var/www and then run the update scripts etc.?

I haven't been able to find any detailed guidelines on the wiki on how
it's supposed to work. I'd be most grateful if someone adept at
packaging web apps would please assist me with these queries and the
package in general.

wikindx is a great tool to organize one's documents and bibliography and
would be a good application to provide to Fedora users who are also
researchers. 

[1] http://wikindx.sourceforge.net/
[2] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=882765
[3] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Packaging:Guidelines#Web_Applications
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Many thanks, 
Warm regards,
Ankur: "FranciscoD"

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