Re: mod_alias vs. conditinal configuration

On 2007-12-13 21:27:03 +0000, Steve Greenland wrote:
> This is regarding to http://trac.lighttpd.net/trac/ticket/1427
> 
> The problem is that this config snippet:
> 
>         alias.url += ( "/a/" => "/home/olaf/a/" )

>         $HTTP["remoteip"] == "127.0.0.1" {
> 	        alias.url += ( "/doc/" => "/usr/share/doc/" )
            at this point the alias list is copied and the /doc is
            appended. so you get a and doc

>         }
> 
>         alias.url += ( "/b/" => "/home/olaf/b/" )

          so at this point you get the alias a and b.

> 
> Does not do what anyone not familiar with lighttpd internals would
> expect: the alias for "/b/" doesn't work. Moving it before the
> conditional works. (When accessing via localhost).
> 
> The first reply to the ticket, from "moo", claims that this is
> intentional. If so, it's a really strange decision, and undocumented.
> Anyone want to comment? Jan?

yes it is hard to get at first place. but yes that is how the code works
atm.