[Server-devel] ds-backup

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On Apr 17, 2013, at 3:00 AM, George Hunt wrote:

> Your analysis conforms with my experience. When I tried to carry mod_python over into FC18, it conflicted with apache. I didn't spend much time thinking about carrying apache along. 
> 

It is my understanding mod_python was dropped as a supported package beginning with fedora 18.
mod_python upstream has not been updated for years it seems.
It is my understanding that mod_wsgi has a better memory foot print than mod_python.

> I'm sort of looking forward to debugging my new version of ds-backup server, which uses mod_wsgi. It seems like a relatively localized change.
> 
> George
> 
> 
> On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 6:24 PM, Daniel Drake <dsd at laptop.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 3:16 PM, George Hunt <georgejhunt at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Daniel,
> >
> > I noticed that you were working on ds-backup recently.  I was trying to get
> > XSCE running on fc18, and encountered the issue of fedora dropping
> > mod-python (see https://fedorahosted.org/rel-eng/ticket/5165).
> >
> > Is it ok to just carry the fc17 version along in our repo, and try to see if
> > it just works, or should we set a goal of rewriting to mod_wsgi?
> 
> Carrying along an old mod_python might be tricky, I think F18 has a
> new apache version with some incompatibilities.
> 
> I would port it to wsgi.
> 
> Daniel
> 
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