RFC: httpd-filesystem proposal

[Matthew Miller]

On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 02:02:28PM +0100, Joe Orton wrote:
> > I don't think gnome-user-share is installed by default anymore (or used by
> > anyone?), but maybe we could finally really solve
> > <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=235682>, while we are at it. :)
> I still don't really know what is required there other than "make httpd 
> smaller".  There are probably a few small things we can do there but I 
> don't know of anything which could make a big difference.

That one was never about size. I think separating the binary from the
service control scripts would do it -- I haven't looked at gnome-user-share
since then, but at the time at least, the C source had code to write out a
temporary config file and launch the daemon from that. So, splitting the
*server* config and systemd units from the binary would do it. (For
continuity, put that in httpd and then the binaries in httpd-bin.)

But, also, the other part of my original complaint (httpd installed on
default desktop installs) does seem to have been addressed back in f15 --
gnome-user-share isn't in comps anymore, and I don't think anything pulls it
in.

Also, sorry for the sarcastic and grumpy tone back in that original bug. I
still agree with what I said, but I'd put it in a nicer tone these days. :)

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