Re: [users@httpd] Build error mod_ftp for head

[Jeff Trawick <tr...@gmail.com>]

On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 1:15 PM, Mimiko <vb...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello.
>
> I'm trying to build latest httpd.
>
>         git checkout HEAD
> Download mod_ftp:
>         svn co http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/mod_ftp/trunksrclib/mod_ftp && cp -a srclib/mod_ftp/* ./
>
> Adjust for latest httpd version changes:
>         sed -i 's/remote_ip/client_ip/' modules/ftp/ftp_commands.c
>         sed -i 's/remote_ip/client_ip/' modules/ftp/ftp_data_connection.c
> && sed -i 's/remote_ip/client_ip/' modules/ftp/ftp_data_connection.c
> Configure:
> ./configure --enable-ftp
> Make and the error:
> ftp_data_connection.c: In function Б─≤ftp_open_dataconnБ─≥:
> ftp_data_connection.c:285: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
> ftp_data_connection.c:285: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
> ftp_data_connection.c:286: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
> ftp_data_connection.c:288: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
> ftp_data_connection.c:289: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
> ftp_data_connection.c:290: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
> ftp_data_connection.c:294: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
> ftp_data_connection.c:294: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
> ftp_data_connection.c:294: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
> ftp_data_connection.c:294: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
>
> Please update mod_ftp to handle latest httpd version.


There's an existing bug that covers the incompatibility between mod_ftp and
httpd 2.4.x.

https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=52855

I'm not aware of any developers working on mod_ftp recently.  It might be
solved sooner if you can submit a patch.


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