mod_rewrite/3855: Existing RewriteBase and RewriteRule commands embedded in stopped working after upgrading from 1.3.3 to 1.3.4

[John Buswell <jo...@one.net>]

>Number:         3855
>Category:       mod_rewrite
>Synopsis:       Existing RewriteBase and RewriteRule commands embedded in <directory></directory> stopped working after upgrading from 1.3.3 to 1.3.4
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Feb  7 14:40:00 PST 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     johnb@one.net
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        1.3.4
>Environment:
linux 2.0.36
gcc
>Description:
<Directory /usr/www/apache/share/htdocs/users>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase   /users
RewriteRule   ^(.+)    http://w3.one.net/~$1 [R,L] 
</Directory>

This directive which used to rewrite http://w3.one.net/users/username to
http://w3.one.net/~username using the above in access.conf stopped working
after an upgrade. We have since replaced it with a RewriteRule in httpd.conf
but we were unable to get any rewrites inside <directory></directory> to even
be executed.
>How-To-Repeat:
Use the config directive in the previous box.	
>Fix:
RewriteRule   ^/users/(.+)     http://w3.one.net/~$1 [R,L]

we used the above to replace it
>Audit-Trail:
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