Re: [BUG]: "mod_dld problem: variable in httpd_config.c counted wrong" on Irix (fwd)

["Dirk.vanGulik" <Di...@jrc.it>]

> Anyone interested in this should talk to him.

The guy is absolutely right; we have just about
every count wrong in that area; I'll get back
to him; I have a dlopen() version here which 
should make mod_dld more usefull on almost all
platforms; but not the time to finish it.

DW.

  
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 21:22:25 +0100
> From: Johannes Deisenhofer <jo...@hexmac.com>
> To: Rob Hartill <ro...@imdb.com>
> Subject: Re: [BUG]: "mod_dld problem: variable in httpd_config.c counted wrong" on Irix
> 
> Rob Hartill wrote:
> > 
> > Hi, thanks for the info. I'll pass it on to see if someone can
> > investigate.
> > 
> > cheers,
> > rob
> > 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have done some more research. I have built and tested a patch
> that should fix my problem and the problem with mod_dld.
> The patch is included. 
> 
> Justifikation for the changes:
> 1.) interpreting total_modules as the numer of *statically* linked
>     modules makes changes to total_modules unnecessary.
> 2.) But then, we have to allocate extra space, which was
>     only partly done.
> 3.) Removing the check around module numbering ensures that
>     num_modules is increased. (Which did not happen before since
>     the index was already set in setup_prelinked_modules)
> 
> Furthermore, I have included my mod_dynamic module, replacing
> mod_dld for COFF and ELF systems. It requires this patch to work.
> 
> Please give me a short note if this module has any chance of being in
> the distribution, since I'll otherwise make it availible by myself.
> 
> Keep up the good work!
> -- 
> // Johannes Deisenhofer jo@hexmac.com