mod_perl-1.2.6 for Cygwin 1.x (using apache_1.3.22, perl-5.6.1)

[Stipe Tolj]

Hi,

I'm the maintainer of the Apache for Cygwin port, various apache
modules and the CAMP binary distribution. After releasing the latest
CAMP package which contains many popular modules (mod_php, mod_ssl,
mod_dav, etc) there have been requests from Apache for Cygwin users to
included mod_perl if possible. 

There are two alternatives to use mod_perl:

1. Static apache module:

   Please follow the instructions from Alexander Solovey at
   http://www.mail-archive.com/modperl@apache.org/msg21136.html

   Special thanks to Alexander Solovey for figuring this out!
 
2. DSO/DLL shared apache module:

   This is possible for the apache_1.3.22-i686-whatever-cygwin.tar.gz
   binary distribution found at http://apache.dev.wapme.net

   step 1: follow the instructions for the static apache module
   step 2: use the following Makefile construction instead:

     $ perl Makefile.PL USE_APACI=1 EVERYTHING=1 \
         PERL_EXTRA_CFLAGS=-DUSEIMPORTLIB DO_HTTPD=1 USE_DSO=1

   step 3: patch src/modules/perl/Makefile as defined in the attached
           Makefile.diff patch.

   step 4: now run "make" within mod_perl-1.2.6.
           The first run will claim about no "libhttpd.dll". Please 
           touch src/modules/perl/libperl.dll and re-run "make" after
           libhttpd.dll has been build. 
           (see src/modules/standard/Makefile.Cygwin for more info)

   step 5: place the libperl.dll into /usr/local/apache/libexec and
           add the required directives to httpd.conf.


Unfortunatly the libperl.dll _breaks_ apache's httpd process if
configured ok. When trying to start httpd it troughts a
STATUS_ACCESS_VIOLATION exception.

Attached is the "error_log" file and a tailed output of "strace
httpd.exe".

If there is someone who can explain me how to use the information to
find the resulting error, I would be very thankfull.   

BTW, a shared DLL version of mod_perl is working using "httpd -X", 
apache's single process mode.

Stas, can we include necessary changes to mod_perl when we fix this,
so we have out-of-the-box support?

    
Stipe

tolj@wapme-systems.de
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--- src/modules/perl/Makefile	Tue Oct 16 10:57:46 2001
+++ src/modules/perl/Makefile.cygwin	Tue Oct 16 10:56:40 2001
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 EXTRA_CFLAGS=-DUSEIMPORTLIB -DPERL_USE_SAFE_PUTENV -DHAS_SBRK_PROTO -fno-strict-aliasing `$(SRCDIR)/apaci`
 EXTRA_LDFLAGS=
 EXTRA_LIBS=
-EXTRA_INCLUDES=
+EXTRA_INCLUDES=-I/usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/cygwin/CORE
 EXTRA_DEPS=
 CC=env LD_RUN_PATH=/usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/cygwin/CORE gcc
 LDFLAGS_SHLIB_EXPORT=-s
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@
 PERL_CCCDLFLAGS= 
 PERL_DEFS= -DMOD_PERL_VERSION=\"1.26\" -DMOD_PERL_STRING_VERSION=\"mod_perl/1.26\" -DNO_PERL_SSI=1
 PERL_INC=/usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/cygwin/CORE
-PERL_LD=ld2
-PERL_LDFLAGS= -s -L/usr/local/lib
-PERL_LDDLFLAGS= -s -L/usr/local/lib
-PERL_LIBS= -s  -s -L/usr/local/lib /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/cygwin/auto/DynaLoader/DynaLoader.a -L/usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/cygwin/CORE -lperl -lcrypt 
+PERL_LD=gcc
+PERL_LDFLAGS= --shared -L/usr/local/lib
+PERL_LDDLFLAGS= --shared -L/usr/local/lib
+PERL_LIBS= --shared -L/usr/local/lib /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/cygwin/auto/DynaLoader/DynaLoader.a -L/usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/cygwin/CORE -lperl -lcrypt ../../libhttpd.dll
 PERL_XSINIT=perl -MExtUtils::Embed -e xsinit
 PERL_XSUBPP=perl /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/ExtUtils/xsubpp -nolinenumbers -typemap /usr/lib/perl5/5.6.1/ExtUtils/typemap
 PERL_AR=ar
@@ -140,6 +140,10 @@
 	$(MP_RANLIB) $@
 
 libperl.so: $(MP_OBJS_PIC)
+	$(MP_RM) $@
+	$(MP_LD) $(MP_LDFLAGS_SHLIB) -o $@ $(MP_OBJS_PIC) $(MP_LIBS)
+
+libperl.dll: $(MP_OBJS_PIC)
 	$(MP_RM) $@
 	$(MP_LD) $(MP_LDFLAGS_SHLIB) -o $@ $(MP_OBJS_PIC) $(MP_LIBS)