From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 29 08:29:40 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED35216A41B for ; Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:29:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peterjeremy@optushome.com.au) Received: from mail34.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail34.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.133.218]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80CBF13C45D for ; Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:29:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peterjeremy@optushome.com.au) Received: from server.vk2pj.dyndns.org (c220-239-20-82.belrs4.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.239.20.82]) by mail34.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id m0T8TJWc023207 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:29:21 +1100 Received: from server.vk2pj.dyndns.org (localhost.vk2pj.dyndns.org [127.0.0.1]) by server.vk2pj.dyndns.org (8.14.2/8.14.1) with ESMTP id m0T8TJfq048501; Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:29:19 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from peter@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org) Received: (from peter@localhost) by server.vk2pj.dyndns.org (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m0T8TJ9G048500; Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:29:19 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from peter) Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:29:19 +1100 From: Peter Jeremy To: "Chris H." Message-ID: <20080129082918.GO48382@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> References: <20080128093349.ok9nt1obkkcwgco8@webmail.1command.com> <20080128201148.GA70603@eos.sc1.parodius.com> <20080128125242.49nlnjqf8gowkckw@webmail.1command.com> <20080128135210.3v6o66baugo88s44@webmail.1command.com> <20080128144156.d1earbfa8gk0k40o@webmail.1command.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="4BlIp4fARb6QCoOq" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080128144156.d1earbfa8gk0k40o@webmail.1command.com> X-PGP-Key: http://members.optusnet.com.au/peterjeremy/pubkey.asc User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17 (2007-11-01) Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /usr/bin/objformat is missing X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:29:41 -0000 --4BlIp4fARb6QCoOq Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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." --=20 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. --4BlIp4fARb6QCoOq Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFHnuPe/opHv/APuIcRApXdAJ0QOKSB75PaG0Rqrtl9bOoyB0pOPQCfZrrj msDjcvMR4K1zxatV1mTEIc8= =Z6TF -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --4BlIp4fARb6QCoOq--