On 10.01.2020 06:14, Nathan Hartman wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 9, 2020 at 11:05 AM Julian Foad <julianfoad_at_apache.org
> <mailto:julianfoad_at_apache.org>> wrote:
>
> Branko Čibej wrote:
> > [... Docker...] as much a PITA as maintaining any other server. The
> > installation step is the *least* of your worries.
>
> Well, that's a good point. Maybe the goal of making svn more easily
> deployable is better served by doing something towards making it more
> set-and-forget, removing pitfalls and unnecessary complexities...
>
> Any more concrete thoughts in that direction, anyone?
>
>
> Anything we can do to make Subversion more deployable is potentially
> more people attracted to the project as contributors.
>
> One thought is a "reference system." That would comprise a specific
> hardware platform, specific OS, dependencies, and configuration.
>
> If there is a defined "reference system," that makes it possible to
> focus on making that configuration as turn-key as possible, and also
> to document it as well as possible.
>
> A reference system doesn't mean that everyone is forced to run their
> Subversion server that way, but it is a way of saying that if you're
> between hobbyist and enterprise, here's the configuration with the
> best probability of success, the best documentation, and the best
> understanding of the potential pitfalls and their solutions or
> workarounds.
>
> Now, I recognize that everyone has their favorite OS etc, so that
> might make it difficult to reach consensus on what that "reference
> system" should be.
>
> It could be docker based, or not.
On most "sane" OSes, administrators are used to the way their upstream
packager sets up things. For example, on anything derived from Debian,
you'll have a structured /etc/apache2 and installing libapache2-mod-svn
will put config files with the necessary incantations in the expected
places. The most we could do would be for such cases would be to provide
example configurations for, e.g., LDAP/AD integration etc. That's really
a part of end-user documentation and should go into the wiki.
The OS that would be best served by a reference installation (or
convenience binaries, if you prefer) would be, not so surprisingly,
Windows. However I'd hesitate to provide those without co-ordination
with the httpd and APR projects.
-- Brane
Received on 2020-01-10 11:41:25 CET