apache-api/2718: alloc.h conflicts with libstd++ installed header file

[Lee Berger <lb...@roy.org>]

>Number:         2718
>Category:       apache-api
>Synopsis:       alloc.h conflicts with libstd++ installed header file
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Jul 27 06:10:00 PDT 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     lberger@roy.org
>Organization:
apache
>Release:        1.3.0
>Environment:
$ uname -a
Linux rob.roy.org 2.1.101 #1 SMP Thu May 14 15:30:40 EDT 1998 i686 unknown

$ gcc -v
Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/2.8.1/specs
gcc version 2.8.1

Running the RedHat distribution v5.0
>Description:
libstd++ installs a header file, alloc.h into /usr/include/g++ ... this header file conflicts with the alloc.h header file included into /usr/local/apache/include

This is a problem when the programmer attempts to use the various STL header files along with the Apache header files.  -I/usr/local/apache/include confuses the STL header files, and -idirafter /usr/local/apache/include confuses the apache header files :)
>How-To-Repeat:
Simply compile a C++ program with the following includes:

#include <string>
#include <httpd.h>
>Fix:
I simply renamed Apache's alloc.h to ap_alloc.h, and modified httpd.h to point to the proper header file.  This fixed the problem.
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