"Lyndon" == Lyndon Fletcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Lyndon> file. They also don't seem to have documented this process. So
Lyndon> you see I have the Apache way, which is documented, and the
Lyndon> Debian way, which isn't.
The Debian way is now the Apache way, documented in the 1.3.x Manuals
(the apache-doc package). We've used runtime loadable modules since
before it was officially supported, and apxs written.
Lyndon> I have a few questions.
Lyndon> 1) Is it possible to just run configure and make a standard
Lyndon> Linux binary of Apache 1.3.3 the way Apache.org does it? Will
Lyndon> it work? Will the various config files be compatable? If not
Lyndon> what would I need to change to make this new binary work.
Technically yes -- but its a great hassle, as configure doesnt have a
predefined setup that exactly matches what Debian needs, which is
this:
./configure --enable-shared=max --enable-rule=SHARED_CHAIN \
--enable-suexec --enable-module=status \
--suexec-caller=www-data --enable-module=most \
--enable-module=log_referer --enable-module=log_agent \
--enable-module=auth_db --enable-module=auth_dbm \
--prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/lib/apache/1.3 \
--sysconfdir=/etc/apache
--localstatedir=/var/state/apache \
--runtimedir=/var/run --logfiledir=/var/log/apache \
--proxycachedir=/var/cache/apache --target=apache \
--includedir=/usr/include/apache-1.3 \
--datadir=/var/www --without-confadjust
An easier solution is to get the Debian source package and add your
module to that, instead of to the tarball from Apache. :-)
Lyndon> 2) What is involved in adding this new module to the Dynamic
Lyndon> module loading scheme used by Debian? Are there special
Lyndon> libraries needed? What else will I need to have, what compile
Lyndon> flags should I use and which config files are effected?
Ah, this is the easiest solution: just install apache-dev and do this:
apxs -c your_module.c
Which will produce the .so file needed. To activate it, add a
LoadModule line in httpd.conf that refers to the file.
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