Apache 24 + mod_perl

Patrick Powell papowell at astart.com
Sun Aug 3 14:29:46 UTC 2014


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On 08/03/14 07:16, Patrick Powell wrote:
> Here are the build.log and test.log files mentioned in this posting
>
> On 08/03/14 07:09, Patrick Powell wrote:
>> OK, here are the results of my initial tests.  See ++ TEST ++ at
>> the end of these notes for the results
>> Sun Aug  3 07:01:46 PDT 2014
>>
>> I started with FreeBSD 93, perl5.16
>>
>> test94: {90} # uname -a
>>
>> FreeBSD test94.private 9.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 9.3-RELEASE #0 r268512:
>> Thu Jul 10 23:44:39 UTC 2014
>> root at snap.freebsd.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  amd64
>>
>> test94: {92} # perl -v
>>
>> This is perl 5, version 16, subversion 3 (v5.16.3) built for 
>> amd64-freebsd-thread-multi
>>
>> test94: {93} # pkg info perl5
>> perl5-5.16.3_11
>> Name           : perl5
>> Version        : 5.16.3_11
>> Installed on   : Tue Jul 29 07:04:39 PDT 2014
>> Origin         : lang/perl5.16
>> Architecture   : freebsd:9:x86:64
>> Prefix         : /usr/local
>> Categories     : perl5 lang devel
>> Licenses       : GPLv1 or ART10
>> Maintainer     : perl at FreeBSD.org
>> WWW            : http://www.perl.org/
>> Comment        : Practical Extraction and Report Language
>> Options        :
>>         DEBUG          : off
>>         GDBM           : off
>>         MULTIPLICITY   : off
>>         PERL_64BITINT  : on
>>         PERL_MALLOC    : off
>>         PTHREAD        : on
>>         SITECUSTOMIZE  : off
>>         THREADS        : on
>>         USE_PERL       : on
>> Shared Libs required:
>>         libperl.so
>> Annotations    :
>>         cpe            : cpe:/a:perl:perl:5.16.3::~~~freebsd~~
>> Flat size      : 47.4MiB
>> Description    :
>> Perl is a language that combines some of the features of C, sed, awk and
>> shell.  See the manual page for more hype.  There are also many books
>> published by O'Reilly & Assoc.  See pod/perlbook.pod for more
>> information.
>>
>> ***************
>>
>> Now read the article: 
>> https://forums.freebsd.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=46523.  We are
>> going to do some of the steps,  with minor modifications.
>>
>> 1. Install apache24
>>    #> cd /usr/ports/www/apache24
>>    #> make install
>>   OR
>>     pkg install apache24
>>
>> 2. Start to install mod_perl2, fetch the source code:
>>
>>    #> cd /usr/ports/www/mod_perl2
>>    #> make fetch
>>
>>    This will fetch mod_perl-2.0.8.tar.gz and put it in 
>> /usr/ports/distfiles
>>    Now untar mod_perl-2.0.8.tar.gz
>>
>>    #> cd /usr/ports/distfiles
>>    #> tar xvf mod_perl-2.0.8.tar.gz
>>
>> 3. We will create a dummy mod_perl-2.0.9 distribution file.  We
>>    will need the Apache-Reload, Apache-SizeLimit, and Apache-Test
>>    Perl Modules from mod_perl-2.0.8 ,  which are not in the SVN
>>    distribution we are going to fetch,  but are in the mod_perl-2.0.8
>>    distribution.  Note that these appear to be the latest versions;
>>    if in doubt check the Apache Web site.
>>
>>    #> mkdir mod_perl-2.0.9
>>    #> tar cf - -C mod_perl-2.0.8 Apache-Reload Apache-SizeLimit 
>> Apache-Test | tar xvf - -C mod_perl-2.0.9
>>
>> 4. Now get the latest http24 branch from the Apache Mod_perl SVN 
>> repository:
>>
>>    You may need to install wget:
>>    #> pkg install wget
>>
>>    #> wget --no-parent -r 
>> http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/perl/modperl/branches/httpd24/
>>
>>    This will create a 
>> svn.apache.org/repos/asf/perl/modperl/branches/httpd24 directory.
>>    Now we copy these files to the mod_perl-2.0.9 directory:
>>    #> tar cf - -C 
>> svn.apache.org/repos/asf/perl/modperl/branches/httpd24 . | tar xvf - 
>> -C mod_perl-2.0.9
>>    #> ls mod_perl-2.0.9
>>    Apache-Reload           LICENSE README bin                     t
>>    Apache-SizeLimit        META.yml README-SVN 
>> build                   todo
>>    Apache-Test             Makefile.PL RELEASE 
>> index.html              util
>>    BRANCHING               Makefile.old STATUS 
>> lib                     xs
>>    Changes                 ModPerl-Registry SVN-MOVE                
>> patches
>>    INSTALL                 NOTICE WrapXS                  src
>>
>> 5. Create a tar file of mod_perl-2.0.9
>>    #> tar cfz mod_perl-2.0.9.tar.gz mod_perl-2.0.9
>>
>> 6. Now we modify the www/mod_perl2 port
>>
>>    #> cd /usr/ports/www/mod_perl2
>>
>>    Edit Makefile, and make the following changes:
>>    a) we set PORTVERSION to 2.0.9
>>    b) we set USET_APACHE to 22+
>>    c) remove the 'Broken' warning
>>
>>
>>     *** 2,8 ****
>>       # $FreeBSD: head/www/mod_perl2/Makefile 362013 2014-07-15 
>> 22:14:23Z ohauer $
>>
>>       PORTNAME=     mod_perl
>>     ! PORTVERSION=  2.0.8
>>       PORTREVISION= 1
>>       PORTEPOCH=    3
>>       CATEGORIES=   www perl5
>>     --- 2,8 ----
>>       # $FreeBSD: head/www/mod_perl2/Makefile 362013 2014-07-15 
>> 22:14:23Z ohauer $
>>
>>       PORTNAME=     mod_perl
>>     ! PORTVERSION=  2.0.9
>>       PORTREVISION= 1
>>       PORTEPOCH=    3
>>       CATEGORIES=   www perl5
>>     ***************
>>     *** 18,34 ****
>>
>>       SUB_FILES=    pkg-message
>>       SUB_LIST=     APACHEMODDIR=${APACHEMODDIR}
>>     ! USE_APACHE=   22
>>       USES=         gmake perl5
>>       USE_PERL5=    configure
>>       USE_CSTD=     gnu89
>>
>>       .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
>>
>>     - .if ${APACHE_VERSION} > 22
>>     - BROKEN=       Does not build with apache24
>>     - .endif
>>     -
>>       # Using apxs in this way is problematic if apache2 is installed 
>> under a
>>       # different PREFIX than mod_perl2, because the mod_perl2 
>> installation will
>>       # use paths returned by apxs to install some components. Fixes 
>> welcome.
>>     --- 18,30 ----
>>
>>       SUB_FILES=    pkg-message
>>       SUB_LIST=     APACHEMODDIR=${APACHEMODDIR}
>>     ! USE_APACHE=   22+
>>       USES=         gmake perl5
>>       USE_PERL5=    configure
>>       USE_CSTD=     gnu89
>>
>>       .include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
>>
>>       # Using apxs in this way is problematic if apache2 is installed 
>> under a
>>       # different PREFIX than mod_perl2, because the mod_perl2 
>> installation will
>>       # use paths returned by apxs to install some components. Fixes 
>> welcome.
>>
>>
>> 6. This is a bit tricky, and thanks to the Ports folks for showing me 
>> this.
>>    First,  We now set the checksums in distinfo.orig to match the 
>> newly created tar file:
>>
>>    #> make makesum
>>
>> 7. Now for the acid test, we try to compile this:
>>    #> make build
>>
>>     (See build.log)
>>
>>     ++++++++++++++++++ TEST ++++++++++++++++++
>>     But Does It Work?
>>     See next section for detail
>>     ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>
>> 8. If we want to install it, we should update the pkg-plist:
>>    #> make makeplist >pkg-plist
>>
>>    #> vi pkg-plist
>>    Get rid of junk lines, delete from the first line up to  and 
>> including
>>    /you/have/to/check/what/makeplist/gives/you
>>
>> 9. Now you can try to install it:
>>
>>    #> make install
>>
>> 10.  You now need to edit /usr/local/etc/apache24/httpd.d and add:
>>
>>   LoadModule perl_module libexec/apache24/mod_perl.so
>>
>>  ++++++++++++++++++ TEST ++++++++++++++++++
>>
>> After all of this effort,  I expected mod_perl2 to fail all of the
>> tests.  The mod_perl tests cannot be done by root so you will have
>> to use another user.  First you will need to set up a suitable test
>> user.  AND...  Part of the tests require writing a file to /var/run.
>> AND... during the tests you will write a log file to the t/logs/\
>> directory in the mod_perl source.
>>
>> So...
>> 1. Create a user say, admin.
>> 2. Add it to group wheel (see FreeBSD Handbook).
>> 3. #> ls -ld /var/run
>>    drwxr-xr-x  12 root  wheel  1024 Aug  2 19:03 /var/run
>>  . #> chmod g+w /var/run
>>
>> 4. #> cd /usr/port/www/mod_perl2
>>    We need to set ownership of the work directory to the test user:
>>    #> chown -R admin work
>>
>> 5.  Now we run our tests as user admin:
>>
>>    #> su admin
>>    %> make test |&tee test.log
>>
>> Here is an extract from test.log showing the failues. Note that
>> most of the failed test are for Apache,  and may be common to the
>> baseline Apache distribution.
>>
>>    # Failed test 5 in t/apache/scanhdrs2.t at line 33
>>
>>      I suspect that this test is due to the change in the API from
>>      2.2 to 2.4.
>>
>>    # Failed test 4 in t/hooks/authen_digest.t at line 35
>>    # Failed test 5 in t/hooks/authen_digest.t at line 37
>>    # Failed test 6 in t/hooks/authen_digest.t at line 41
>>    # Failed test 7 in t/hooks/authen_digest.t at line 45
>>
>>      Again,  apache22 authentication support (Allow,deny) is now
>>      obsolete.  See http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/upgrading.html
>>      The 'Order deny, allow Deny from all' is now 'Require all deny'
>>
>>      I suspect that these tests might need to be updated for
>>      apache24 or separate tests done for apache22 and apache24
>>
>>    # Failed test 2 in t/modules/cgi.t at line 35
>>    # Failed test 5 in t/modules/cgi.t at line 60
>>    # Failed test 3 in t/modules/cgi2.t at line 43
>>    # Failed test 4 in t/modules/cgipost.t at line 34 fail #4
>>    # Failed test 4 in t/modules/cgipost2.t at line 34 fail #4
>>    # Failed test 1 in t/modules/cgiupload.t at line 36
>>    # Failed test 2 in t/modules/cgiupload2.t at line 36 fail #2
>>
>>      I suspect that there has been some change in the API for CGI
>>      support.  This needs to be reviewed and the cause
>>      of the failure determined.
>>
>>    t/apache/scanhdrs2.t                  (Wstat: 0 Tests: 5 Failed: 1)
>>      Failed test:  5
>>    t/compat/conn_rec.t                   (Wstat: 0 Tests: 2 Failed: 0)
>>    t/hooks/authen_digest.t               (Wstat: 0 Tests: 7 Failed: 4)
>>      Failed tests:  4-7
>>    t/modules/cgi.t                       (Wstat: 0 Tests: 5 Failed: 2)
>>      Failed tests:  2, 5
>>    t/modules/cgi2.t                      (Wstat: 0 Tests: 5 Failed: 1)
>>      Failed test:  3
>>    t/modules/cgipost.t                   (Wstat: 0 Tests: 6 Failed: 1)
>>      Failed test:  4
>>    t/modules/cgipost2.t                  (Wstat: 0 Tests: 6 Failed: 1)
>>      Failed test:  4
>>    t/modules/cgiupload.t                 (Wstat: 0 Tests: 2 Failed: 1)
>>      Failed test:  1
>>    t/modules/cgiupload2.t                (Wstat: 0 Tests: 2 Failed: 1)
>>      Failed test:  2
>>    Failed 9/249 test programs. 12/4535 subtests failed.
>>
>>
>> On 08/01/14 14:34, Kurt Jaeger wrote:
>>> Hi!
>>>
>>>> Question:  when will mod_perl be available for Apache 24?
>>> There's a PR where people are discussing this:
>>>
>>> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=191471
>>>
>>> This PR needs more testers etc.
>>>
>>
>>
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