one solution is to build Apache and mod_perl from source, and linking mod_perl static instead of a dso.
-Doug On Wed, 29 Sep 1999, Keith G. Murphy wrote: > I'm having a strange problem where apache is segfaulting when I start > it. The only time I get the segfault is when DynaLoader.pm loads an > ".so" file, for example, DBI.so, resulting from "use DBI" or "use > Apache::DBI" in startup.pl. But "use Apache::Status", resulting in > loads of Request.so, et al, also causes the segfault. > > I'm running Debian Linux, Slink, kernel 2.0.36. > The relevant Debian packages are: > apache-1.3.9-8 > libapache-mod-perl-1.21-5 > libc6-2.1.2-5 > libdbi-perl_1.12-1 (that's where the DBI.so comes from) > > I've tried compiling and using the packages from CPAN also, but get the > same thing. I don't feel at this point it's the .so files themselves, > but a problem with apache or mod-perl. > > I should mention, though, that this problem seemed to go away Friday > upon an Apache reinstall, only to start recurring, which made me suspect > hardware problems. Memory tests show nothing, though, and the problem > is consistent and isolated to this situation. > > Anyone else have problems with this configuration or have any clue where > to look next? > > TIA. >