[Pkg-nginx-maintainers] Bug#851784: libnginx-mod-http-dav-ext: unknown directive "dav_ext_methods"

[Nazar A Wahab]

Package: libnginx-mod-http-dav-ext
Version: 1.10.2-2
Severity: important

After v1.10.2-2 dav-ext dynamic module, Nginx no longer start: unknown
directive "dav_ext_methods"

Dear Maintainer,

   * What led up to the situation?
     Since v1.10.2-2 where dav-ext has been converted to a dynamic module
package (found in the change log, Christos Trochalakis <yatiohi at ideopolis.gr>
Sat, 12 Nov 2016 09:18:12 +0200), Nginx no longer starts, configtest failed:
unknown directive "dav_ext_methods". If this directive is removed from the
config, majority WebDAV clients will receive HTTP error 405 due to missing HTTP
methods "PROPFIND OPTIONS".

   * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
     ineffective)?
     Tried upgrading uptil v1.11.8-1~exp1 still the issue exists.

   * What was the outcome of this action?
     Had to downgrade to v1.10.2-1.

   * What outcome did you expect instead?
     Hope to be able to use back the dav_ext_methods directive in future
versions.



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