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[STATUS] (httpd-2.2) Wed May 16 23:52:39 2007

APACHE 2.2 STATUS: -*-text-*-
Last modified at [$Date: 2007-05-16 15:15:04 -0400 (Wed, 16 May 2007) $]

The current version of this file can be found at:

* http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/STATUS

Documentation status is maintained seperately and can be found at:

* docs/STATUS in this source tree, or
* http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/STATUS

Consult the following STATUS files for information on related projects:

* http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/apr/apr/trunk/STATUS
* http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/apr/apr-util/trunk/STATUS

Patches considered for backport are noted in their branches' STATUS:

* http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/1.3.x/STATUS
* http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.0.x/STATUS
* http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/STATUS

Release history:
[NOTE that x.{odd}.z versions are strictly Alpha/Beta releases,
while x.{even}.z versions are Stable/GA releases.]

2.2.5 : In Development
2.2.4 : Released on January 9, 2007 as GA.
2.2.3 : Released on July 28, 2006 as GA.
2.2.2 : Released on May 1, 2006 as GA.
2.2.1 : Tagged on April 1, 2006, not released.
2.2.0 : Released on December 1, 2005 as GA.
2.1.10 : Tagged on November 19, 2005, not released.
2.1.9 : Released on November 5, 2005 as beta.
2.1.8 : Released on October 1, 2005 as beta.
2.1.7 : Released on September 12, 2005 as beta.
2.1.6 : Released on June 27, 2005 as alpha.
2.1.5 : Tagged on June 17, 2005.
2.1.4 : not released.
2.1.3 : Released on February 22, 2005 as alpha.
2.1.2 : Released on December 8, 2004 as alpha.
2.1.1 : Released on November 19, 2004 as alpha.
2.1.0 : not released.

Contributors looking for a mission:

* Just do an egrep on "TODO" or "XXX" in the source.

* Review the bug database at: http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/

* Review the "PatchAvailable" bugs in the bug database:

https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&product=Apache+httpd-2&keywords=PatchAvailable

After testing, you can append a comment saying "Reviewed and tested".

* Open bugs in the bug database.

CURRENT RELEASE NOTES:

* Forward binary compatibility is expected of Apache 2.2.x releases, such
that no MMN major number changes will occur. Such changes can only be
made in the trunk.

* All commits to branches/2.2.x must be reflected in SVN trunk,
as well, if they apply. Logical progression is commit to trunk,
get feedback and votes on list or in STATUS, then merge into
branches/2.2.x, as applicable.

RELEASE SHOWSTOPPERS:

PATCHES ACCEPTED TO BACKPORT FROM TRUNK:
[ start all new proposals below, under PATCHES PROPOSED. ]

* mod_headers: Allow % at the end of a Header value
PR: 36609
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=490156&view=rev
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=499567&view=rev
+1: niq, rpluem, wrowe

* mod_alias: Accept path components (URL part) in Redirects
PR: 35314
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=490142&view=rev
+1: niq, jim, wrowe

* mod_proxy_ajp: Fix wrong retry when sending the response failed.
PR 40310 (The old fixes weren't ok).
Trunk version of patch:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=518938
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=534031
(It also works for httpd-2.2.x).
+1: jfclere, rpluem, wrowe

* mod_so: Backport 520733; more helpful LoadModule feedback, so it reads;
Syntax error in -C/-c directive:
API module structure 'ftp_module' in file /.../modules/mod_ftp.so
is garbled - expected signature 41503232 but saw 41503230 -
perhaps this is not an Apache module DSO, or was compiled
for a different Apache version?
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&rev=520733
+1: wrowe, rpluem, niq

PATCHES PROPOSED TO BACKPORT FROM TRUNK:

* ApacheMonitor: Fix Windows Vista detection.
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=536052
+1: mturk
wrowe notes post today to list, can we please test for >= VISTA
so this doesn't break again upon the release of longhorn server
or 'nextgen' windows?

* mpm_winnt: Fix return values from wait_for_many_objects.
Note - this is required to avoid hangups of socket #64, #128
as Microsoft set aside 64 reserved values.
Trunk version of patch:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=428029
2.2.x version of patch:
Trunk version works
http://people.apache.org/~wrowe/mpm_winnt_waits.patch
is easier to read (-U8)
+1: mturk
wrowe notes: a patch should have the necessary effect with the
minimum lines of code - there's alot of redecorating that's
going on in this patch to no net effect. The WAIT_TIMEOUT
result value seems to be ignored in the revised code?
mturk notes: WAIT_TIMEOUT is replaced by WAIT_FAILED with
the accompanied patch in mpm\winnt\child.c.

* mod_authn_dbd: Export any additional columns queried in the SQL select
into the environment with the name AUTHENTICATE_<COLUMN>. This brings
mod_authn_dbd behaviour in line with mod_authnz_ldap.
Trunk: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=466865
+1: minfrin
niq: This wants a little tidying. Use of 13 as a magic number (for a
strlen of something defined elsewhere) is nasty. More importantly
you need to document how it affects the module's directives.
I'll +1 it when that's done.
wrowe: ditto's - good concept.

* mod_cache: While serving a cached entity ensure that filters that have
been applied to this cached entity before saving it to the cache are not
applied again.
PR: 40090
Trunk version of patch:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?rev=425787&view=rev
2.2.x version of patch:
Trunk version works
+1: rpluem, wrowe

* mod_cache: Correctly cache and recall entities whose request URL's
are url-escaped.
PR: 41475
Trunk version of patch:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=506621
2.2.x version of patch:
Trunk version works
+1: rpluem
wrowe asks - is there a disambiguation problem here? The items
in the cache should either entirely be escaped or unescaped.
Can't violate the applicable canonicalization. However, if this
simply allows escaped entities that are unambiguously their
non-path, special values, (e.g. '/' vs %2F the character)
then I'm strongly +1.
rpluem says: Sorry for the confusing title. This is more about
the fact that the URL of the request is subject to several
transformations that are applied *after* the quick handler phase
(unescaping, possibly mod_rewrite, etc.).
As we use the URL to calculate the cache key this can lead to situations
where we save an entity to the cache under a different key in the
CACHE_SAVE filter then the key we use to request the entity from the
cache during the quick handler phase. If there are still questions
we should continue the discussion on the list.

* mod_cache: Add CacheIgnoreQueryString directive to cache requests with
a query string even if no expiration time is specified.
PR: 41484
Trunk version of patch:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=504183
2.2.x version of patch:
Trunk version works
+1: rpluem

* mod_dbd: initialise resources and prepared statements in all vhosts
PRs: 42327, 41302
Trunk: N/A due to other changes (r503931 et al)
Patch by bojan: http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=20161
+1: niq
-1: chrisd: I think r503931 is actually the right thing to backport here,
which admittedly probably requires backporting r491729, r491884,
r492394 (trivial), and r496831 first. While more complex than a
quick patch, I think the explanation in the fourth section of this
post explains why there's no simple fix for the virtual-host
inheritance issues:

http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=116742014418304&w=2

Doing this work would also let us close at least three PRs.
PR 42327 seems like a duplicate of 41302 (both would be closed
by r503931), and r496831 would close PR 39985 as well.

* mod_proxy: Print the correct error message for erroneous configured
ProxyPass directives
PR: 40439
Trunk version of patch:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=441947
2.2.x version of patch:
Trunk version works
+1: rpluem

* mod_dbd: Rename functions and variables for consistency, and move
some functions around for readability, prior to making
functional changes for PRs 39985, 41302, and other issues.
Trunk version of patches:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=491729
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=492394
(relevant portions only)
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=521230
2.2.x version of patch:
http://people.apache.org/~chrisd/patches/mod_dbd_pools_groups/mod_dbd-1tidy-2.2.x.patch
+1: chrisd

* mod_dbd: Handle error conditions in dbd_construct() properly.
Simplify ap_dbd_open() and use correct arguments to apr_dbd_error()
when non-threaded. Register correct cleanup data in non-threaded
ap_dbd_acquire() and ap_dbd_cacquire(). Clean up configuration data
and merge function. Use ap_log_error() wherever possible.
Trunk version of patches:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=491884
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=492394
(relevant portions only)
2.2.x version of patch:
http://people.apache.org/~chrisd/patches/mod_dbd_pools_groups/mod_dbd-2misc-2.2.x.patch
+1: chrisd

* beos MPM: Create pmain pool and run modules' child_init hooks when
entering ap_mpm_run(), then destroy pmain when exiting ap_mpm_run().
Otherwise modules' child_init hooks appear to never be executed.
Also, destroying pmain ensures that cleanups registered in modules'
child_init hooks are performed (e.g., mod_log_config and mod_dbd).
Trunk version of patch:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=491922
2.2.x version of patch:
http://people.apache.org/~chrisd/patches/mod_dbd_pools_groups/mpm_child_init-beos-2.2.x.patch
+0: chrisd (abstaining; unable to test)

* netware MPM: Destroy pmain pool when exiting ap_mpm_run() so that
cleanups registered in modules' child_init hooks are performed (e.g.,
mod_log_config and mod_dbd).
Trunk version of patch:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=491907
2.2.x version of patch:
http://people.apache.org/~chrisd/patches/mod_dbd_pools_groups/mpm_child_init-netware-2.2.x.patch
+0: chrisd (abstaining; unable to test)

* mod_dbd: Create memory sub-pools for each DB connection and close
DB connections in a pool cleanup function. Ensure prepared statements
are destroyed before DB connection is closed. When using reslists,
prevent segfaults when child processes exit, and stop memory leakage
of ap_dbd_t structures. Avoid use of global s->process->pool, which
isn't destroyed by exiting child processes in most multi-process MPMs.
See also the third section of:
http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=116742014418304&w=2
and the eventual solution as described in the comments in the
dbd_setup() function.
PR: 39985
Trunk version of patch:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=496831
2.2.x version of patch:
http://people.apache.org/~chrisd/patches/mod_dbd_pools_groups/mod_dbd-3pools-2.2.x.patch
+1: chrisd

* mod_dbd: Introduce configuration groups to allow inheritance by virtual
hosts of database configurations from the main server. Determine the
minimal set of distinct configurations and share connection pools
whenever possible. Allow virtual hosts to override inherited SQL
statements. See also the fourth section of:
http://marc.info/?l=apache-httpd-dev&m=116742014418304&w=2
and the eventual solution as implemented in the dbd_post_config()
function. Obviates r424798, r432560, r432562, and r466641.
Could be improved by the addition of <DBDGroup> configuration
sections. (Any takers? :-)
PR: 41302
Trunk version of patch:
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=503931
2.2.x version of patch:
http://people.apache.org/~chrisd/patches/mod_dbd_pools_groups/mod_dbd-4groups-2.2.x.patch
+1: chrisd

PATCHES/ISSUES THAT ARE STALLED

* PKCS#7: backport PCKS#7 patches from trunk.
+1 ben
jerenkrantz: What's the revision number to backport?
wrowe asks: ditto jerenkrantz
sctemme: svn blame suggests r424707
rpluem: Digging through the history suggests that
r424735
r424821
r424823
need to be added to this. See also
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/httpd-dev/200607.mbox/%3c20060723093125.GA19423@redhat.com%3e
and follow ups for more details.

* mod_proxy: Support variable interpolation in reverse proxy configuration
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=421686 (code)
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=rev&revision=422178 (code)
http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/httpd/trunk/docs/manual/mod/mod_proxy.xml?r1=420990&r2=421725 (docs)
+1: niq, mturk
-1: wrowe notes; modifying the existing syntax makes collaboration
impossible by an admin team - unexpected side effects and the rest.
ProxyPassEnv* or ProxyPassSubstitute* directives that add this
behavior on a pattern-by-pattern basis would win my -1 to a +1,
and solve the performance hits noted by niq on an 80/20 basis.