Re: [patch + rfc] installing modperl .h files

[Stas Bekman <st...@stason.org>]

Philippe M. Chiasson wrote:
[...]
>>>>Me thinking that it's nice to have all the headers in the same 
>>>>location (we have the ap_ and apr_ headers there already) and we don't need to 
>>>>mess with Apache2 prefixes here. The potential drawback that I could see is 
>>>>the various packaging approaches which will have to know where apache is 
>>>>installed.
>>>
>>>
>>>That, and what if apache is upgraded/reinstalled and the content of the
>>>destination include directory is whiped+reinstalled ?
>>
>>You still need to have to install mod_perl.so there (don't have to, but that's 
>>where we currently install to), so if you reinstall things by removing the 
>>apache tree, you have to reinstall mod_perl anyways.
> 
> 
> Well, in my case, I always do
> 
> $> perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=$BASE/mod_perl/1.27/
> 
> For example. That way all mod_perl stuff is in its own directory. Not in
> the perl tree, not in the apache tree (except for libperl.so).
> 
> But I seriously have no idea what's the most common thing for users to
> do. 
> 
> 
>>Perhaps mod_perl.so should be installed under the perl tree as well. Don't 
>>know if it's a good idea.
> 
> 
> If anywhere, I think mod_perl.is better of in apache_dir.

In any case, if we install the headers under the perl tree, shouldn't we copy 
the apache headers there as well? Perhaps Doug will pop up...

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