Apache 24 + mod_perl
Patrick Powell
papowell at astart.com
Sun Aug 3 14:16:11 UTC 2014
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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