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Posted to cvs@httpd.apache.org by wr...@apache.org on 2005/10/13 22:09:23 UTC
svn commit: r320900 - in /httpd/httpd/dist/binaries/win32: HEADER.html
README.html
Author: wrowe
Date: Thu Oct 13 13:09:20 2005
New Revision: 320900
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs?rev=320900&view=rev
Log:
Update Win32 download page for .55
Modified:
httpd/httpd/dist/binaries/win32/HEADER.html
httpd/httpd/dist/binaries/win32/README.html
Modified: httpd/httpd/dist/binaries/win32/HEADER.html
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs/httpd/httpd/dist/binaries/win32/HEADER.html?rev=320900&r1=320899&r2=320900&view=diff
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--- httpd/httpd/dist/binaries/win32/HEADER.html (original)
+++ httpd/httpd/dist/binaries/win32/HEADER.html Thu Oct 13 13:09:20 2005
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
<li><a href="#winsock">Windows 95 Apache Users Read This First</a></li>
<li><a href="#xpbug">Windows XP Apache Users Read This First</a><br/></li>
<li><a href="#zonealarm">ZoneAlarm (or other firewall) Users Read This First</a></li>
-<li><a href="#stable" style="color:purple;">The current stable release is Apache 2.0.54</a><br/></li>
-<li><a href="#old" style="color:green;">The historical stable release is Apache 1.3.33</a></li>
+<li><a href="#released" style="color:purple;">Obtain the current stable release</a><br/></li>
<li><a href="#archive">Older releases</a></li>
<li><a href="#msi">MSI Binary Distribution Packages</a></li>
<li><a href="#symbols">Binary Diagnostic Symbol Downloads</a></li>
Modified: httpd/httpd/dist/binaries/win32/README.html
URL: http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs/httpd/httpd/dist/binaries/win32/README.html?rev=320900&r1=320899&r2=320900&view=diff
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--- httpd/httpd/dist/binaries/win32/README.html (original)
+++ httpd/httpd/dist/binaries/win32/README.html Thu Oct 13 13:09:20 2005
@@ -82,85 +82,85 @@
functionality and make Apache fall back to more basic (but slower)
techniques.</p>
-<p>For more information see the documentation on <a
-href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/core.html#enablesendfile">EnableSendfile</a>,
-<a
-href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/core.html#enablemmap">EnabelMMAP</a>,
-and <a
-href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/mpm_winnt.html#win32disableacceptex">Win32DisableAcceptEx</a>.</p>
-
-<h2><a name="stable">The current stable release is Apache 2.0.54</a></h2>
-
-<p>Apache 2.0 is released for General Availability.</p>
-
-<p>The Apache HTTP Server Project is proud to present the release of version
- 2.0.54 of the Apache HTTP Server ("Apache"). Apache 2.0 has been running
- on the Apache.org website since December of 2000 and has proven to be very
- reliable.</p>
+<p>For more information see the documentation on
+ <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/core.html#enablesendfile"
+ >EnableSendfile</a>,
+ <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/core.html#enablemmap"
+ >EnableMMAP</a>, and
+ <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/mod/mpm_winnt.html#win32disableacceptex"
+ >Win32DisableAcceptEx</a>.</p>
+
+<p><strong>Do not report configuration or installation questions as
+ bugs!</strong> The <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html"
+ >Apache User Support Mailing List</a> and the
+ <a href="news:comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows"
+ >comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows</a> newsgroup both provide
+ peer support. Pose your question or problem on only one forum at a time.
+ If you do not follow these guidelines, your reports and pleas for
+ assistance may go unanswered. To learn how to get the best answers
+ to your questions, you might want to read Eric Raymond's
+ <a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html"
+ >How to Ask Questions the Smart Way</a> - which is a very good
+ primer for end users to learn to pose effective questions to their
+ fellow users and project developers.</p>
+
+<h2><a name="released">The current stable release is Apache 2.0.55</a></h2>
<p>A full setup package (.exe) containing the Win9x/WinNT Microsoft System
Installer installer is now available. If the Microsoft System Installer
is already installed on the machine, there is no need to download the .exe,
save yourself 3MB and download the .msi package.</p>
-<p>There is also a -symbols.zip archive of the <a href="#symbols">binary diagnostic
- symbol
- files</a>which are not required for the typical user.</p>
+<p>There is also a -symbols.zip archive of the
+ <a href="#symbols">binary diagnostic symbol files</a>
+ which are not required for the typical user. This -symbols.zip archive
+ can be unpacked into the Apache2 binary installation directory,
+ providing .pdb diagnostic files which allow most Win32 debugging tools
+ and the Dr. Watson utility to produce useful crash analysis.</p>
<p>This version is only available at present in a -no_ssl flavor, due to
ongoing questions of strong crypto redistribution. When a binary build
with mod_ssl compiled in is made available, the -no_ssl flavor will remain
- as an option for those in jurisdictions that restrict ssl encryption, as well
+ as an option for those in jurisdictions that restrict ssl encryption, as well
as those T8 prohibited from downloading from the ASF's US-based servers.</p>
-<p>Because the distribution tree has changed, we haven't yet identified an
- effective way to incorporate the source tree into the binary distribution.
- You will find the source package in <a href="../../httpd-2.0.54-win32-x86-src.zip"
- >/dist/httpd/httpd-2.0.54-win32-x86-src.zip</a>. That -win32-x86-src.zip file contains
- <strong>only</strong> source and build files, and contains <strong>no</strong>
- binaries.</p>
-
-<h2><a name="old">The historical stable release is Apache 1.3.33</a></h2>
-
-<p>A full setup package (.exe) containing the Win9x/WinNT Microsoft System
- Installer installer is available. If the Microsoft System Installer is
- already on the machine, there is no need to download the .exe, save
- yourself 3MB and download the .msi package.</p>
+<p>Because the distribution tree has changed, there was no effective way
+ to incorporate the source tree into the binary distribution.
+ You will find the source package in
+ <a href="../../httpd-2.0.55-win32-x86-src.zip"
+ >/dist/httpd/httpd-2.0.55-win32-x86-src.zip</a>. That -win32-x86-src.zip
+ file contains <strong>only</strong> source and build files, and contains
+ <strong>no</strong> binary executable files.</p>
+
+<h3>The legacy stable release is Apache 1.3.33</h3>
+
+<p>For those users who depend on modules which have not been ported to
+ Apache 2.0, the legacy version binaries including the Apache source
+ code files in CR/LF flavor is available in a -src.msi package. Apache 1.3
+ was never originally designed to be run on Microsoft Windows, but
+ support for this platform was hacked in, providing an Apache Windows
+ solution but resulting in a server which is sub-optimal in performance,
+ compatibility and stability. The Apache HTTP Project strongly encourages
+ all Win32 users to migrate from Apache 1.3 to Apache 2.0, which was designed
+ from the ground up to run on any modern operating system, including
+ Microsoft Windows.</p>
<p>The two -no_src versions, both the .exe and .msi installers, DO NOT
contain the source code. There is no other difference, and if you do
not know the C language, or have no C compiler installed, these versions
are faster to download. There is no other difference between these
- packages and the -src.msi distributions.</p>
+ packages and the -src.msi distributions. If the Microsoft System Installer
+ is already on the machine, there is no need to download the .exe, save
+ yourself 3MB and download the .msi package.</p>
-<p>There is also a -symbols.zip archive of the <a href="#symbols">binary diagnostic
- symbol
- files</a>which are not required for the typical user.</p>
-
-<p>You must have the Microsoft System Installer (version 1.2 or greater)
- already installed if you want to install the -src flavor. If this bothers
- you, seek the -win32-src.zip file in <a href="../..">/dist/httpd/</a>.
- <b>/dist/httpd/ -win32-src.zip files contain NO executable programs!</b>
- but will compile on Windows, without having to change Unix line endings
- found in the .tar.gz and .tar.Z files.</p>
+<h2><a name="archive">Older Releases</a></h2>
-<p><strong>Looking for an older version?</strong> Please don't. There have
- been a number of essential bug and security fixes to the evolving
+<p><strong>Looking for an older version?</strong> Please don't. There
+ have been a number of essential bug and security fixes to the evolving
support for Win32 under Apache. Most critically, there were several
denial of service, arbitrary code execution and other vulnerabilities
affecting Win32 in previous releases. Avoid all earlier versions.
- That said, they can be found in the <a href="old/">old/</a> archive
- directory.</p>
-
-<p><strong>Do not report configuration or installation questions as
- bugs!</strong> The <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/userslist.html">Apache
- User Support Mailing List</a> and the
- <a href="news:comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows"
- >comp.infosystems.www.servers.ms-windows</a> newsgroup both provide peer support.
- Pose your question or problem on only one forum at a time. If you do not follow
- these guidelines, your reports and pleas for assistance may go unanswered.</p>
-
-<h2><a name="archive">Older Releases</a></h2>
+ That said;
<p>Only current, recommended releases are available on www.apache.org
and the mirror sites. Older releases can be obtained from the <a