[bug-notifications] [apache2c 0004320]: Split off an apache2 utilities package for tools like "ab"

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The following issue requires your FEEDBACK. 
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https://www.opencsw.org/mantis/view.php?id=4320 
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Reported By:                skayser
Assigned To:                bwalton
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Project:                    apache2c
Issue ID:                   4320
Category:                   packaging
Reproducibility:            N/A
Severity:                   minor
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     feedback
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Date Submitted:             2010-03-04 18:03 CET
Last Modified:              2010-10-26 03:51 CEST
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Summary:                    Split off an apache2 utilities package for tools
like "ab"
Description: 
Currently, helpful tools which are in-dependent from apache itself, like
the benchmarking tool "ab" are part of the core apache2c package (which
pulls in apache itself). IMHO it would be useful to provide a package -
like Debian has it with apache2-utils - that contains these tools and only
depends on the portable apache runtime.

http://packages.debian.org/lenny/apache2-utils
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 (0008407) bwalton (developer) - 2010-10-26 03:51
 https://www.opencsw.org/mantis/view.php?id=4320#c8407 
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I agree that this would be a good split.  What do you envision as the
transition strategy for those that are using the tools if we split them
out?  Hypothetically, moving them as per your suggestion could break
scripts on people until they add the new package...