modperl install without Apache src?

["Knox, Laurie A, NPONS" <la...@att.com>]

Hi folks,

Thanks to those who helped me out with the basic mod_perl questions I posted
before.  We're getting there!

I have a question about mod_perl installation - I have Apache 1.3.9 running
on a Solaris 8 machine with mod_perl 1.21.
I was going to upgrade it to 1.25, but I don't have the Apache src.  Is it
possible to do the upgrade?
Someone told me I just need to replace the libexec/libperl.so file (I have
1.25 built on another solaris system, where
I DO have the apache src....), but it looks like other files installed as
part of the mod_perl install (.pm files) are 
different sizes.

I'm working with DBI 1.16, Apache::DBI 0.88, DBD::Oracle 1.06   - would it
make that much of a difference to have
the newer version using these modules?

Thanks for any info!

	Laurie

Laurie Knox
AT&T - NETAC
(732) 420-6190
laknox@att.com

Re: modperl install without Apache src?

[Ged Haywood <ge...@www2.jubileegroup.co.uk>]

Hi all,

On Fri, 6 Jul 2001, Doug MacEachern wrote:

> On Fri, 6 Jul 2001, Ged Haywood wrote:
>> On Thu, 5 Jul 2001, Knox, Laurie A, NPONS wrote:
>>> I was going to upgrade it to 1.25, but I don't have the Apache src.
>> Why don't you just get it?

> there should be no need if apache was properly installed with a header tree.
> mod_perl can be built as a dso without the apache source tree

Hmm, when did you ever see me recommend DSO?  (Especially on Solaris... :)
But I have to admit that it seems far fewer people are having trouble
with it lately.

73,
Ged.

Re: modperl install without Apache src?

[Doug MacEachern <do...@covalent.net>]

On Fri, 6 Jul 2001, Ged Haywood wrote:

> Hi there,
> 
> On Thu, 5 Jul 2001, Knox, Laurie A, NPONS wrote:
> 
> > I was going to upgrade it to 1.25, but I don't have the Apache src.
> 
> Why don't you just get it?

there should be no need if apache was properly installed with a header
tree.  mod_perl can be built as a dso without the apache source tree, with
the Makefile.PL USE_APXS,WITH_APXS options.

Re: modperl install without Apache src?

[Ged Haywood <ge...@www2.jubileegroup.co.uk>]

Hi there,

On Thu, 5 Jul 2001, Knox, Laurie A, NPONS wrote:

> I was going to upgrade it to 1.25, but I don't have the Apache src.

Why don't you just get it?

> Someone told me I just need to replace the libexec/libperl.so file

Don't do it.  Grab the latest sources and recompile, lots of bugfixes and stuff in there.

> I'm working with DBI 1.16, Apache::DBI 0.88, DBD::Oracle 1.06   - would it
> make that much of a difference to have the newer version using these modules?

Don't worry about that (unless you find problems :)

73,
Ged.