/usr/bin/objformat is missing

Peter Jeremy peterjeremy at optushome.com.au
Tue Jan 29 00:29:41 PST 2008


On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 02:41:56PM -0800, Chris H. wrote:
>In case you're wondering, objformat /is/ required - at leas for
>www/apache13-ssl.

objformat was created at around FreeBSD 3.0 as a temporary tool to
handle the a.out to ELF transition and has been obsolete for nearly 8
years.  Unfortunately, it's continued presence misled third-party
developers.

>So the trick is to create the following /usr/bin/objformat:
>
>#!/bin/sh
>echo elf
>
>Make sure to set perms to +r +x -w

The correct fix is to patch the configure script to not need objformat.

Note that as others have suggested, Apache 1.3 is now a legacy
version.  Even if you don't move to Apache 2.2 now, I suggest your
future plans include provision for migration off Apache 1.3.  To quote
the Apache website: "We strongly recommend that users of all earlier
versions, including 1.3 family release, upgrade to to the current 2.2
version as soon as possible."

-- 
Peter Jeremy
Please excuse any delays as the result of my ISP's inability to implement
an MTA that is either RFC2821-compliant or matches their claimed behaviour.
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