Re: [PATCH] instaweb: if no httpd is specified and lighttpd doesn't exist, fall back on apache2.

From: David Symonds <dsymonds@gmail.com>
Date: May 11, 2008, 11:58 UTC
Message-ID: <ee77f5c20805110458s6f1e4908k38be50753ba38d09@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <1210483565-12415-1-git-send-email-nathans@gmail.com>

On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 3:26 PM, nathan spindel <nathans@gmail.com> wrote:

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> -# if installed, it doesn't need further configuration (module_path)
> -test -z "$httpd" && httpd='lighttpd -f'
> +# use lighttpd if it exists, otherwise use apache2
> +if test -z "$httpd"
> +then
> +       if type "lighttpd" > /dev/null 2>&1;
> +       then
> +               httpd="lighttpd -f"
> +       else
> +               httpd="apache2 -f"
> +       fi
> +fi

I personally would prefer to use webrick over apache2, since it's much more lightweight. That's just my two cents.

Dave.