From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 20 15:27:33 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 466E716A417 for ; Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:27:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (gizmo.acns.msu.edu [35.8.1.43]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0150213C455 for ; Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:27:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: from gizmo.acns.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id lAKFNUtx040774; Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:23:30 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc@gizmo.acns.msu.edu) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by gizmo.acns.msu.edu (8.13.6/8.13.6/Submit) id lAKFNUSj040773; Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:23:30 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jerrymc) Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:23:30 -0500 From: Jerry McAllister To: "Dan Mahoney, System Admin" Message-ID: <20071120152330.GA40738@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> References: <20071119190959.V51743@prime.gushi.org> <20071120024955.GA38153@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Cc: Jerry McAllister , questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Build Frustrations X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:27:33 -0000 On Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 10:17:18PM -0500, Dan Mahoney, System Admin wrote: > On Mon, 19 Nov 2007, Jerry McAllister wrote: > > >On Mon, Nov 19, 2007 at 07:19:34PM -0500, Dan Mahoney, System Admin wrote: > > > >>All, > >> > >>I'm of the realization that FreeBSD is a volunteer project, but there's a > >>recent issue I've hit, and I've contacted nearly EVERYONE I can think of > >>about it to try and fix, and the response I've gotten has been a deafening > >>silence. > >> > >>I'm having trouble building apache2.2.6, it relates I feel to an > >>inconsitent libexpat library under FreeBSD, COMBINED with a badly made and > >>inconsistent apr port, and some libiconv incompatibilities. I've emailed > >>ports maintainers, APR developers, the general apache mailing list, and > >>gotten nothing. > >> > >>... > >> > >>This is a post about building apache2.2 from scratch, not from ports -- > >>however it raises several issues with port-installed tools that lead me to > >>believe they may still be at fault. I apologize in advance for the length > >>of this post, but having all the data is sometimes important. I believe > >>it's reproducable but I don't have the spare machines to try on. > >> > >>... > >> > >>3) My big problem: > >> > >> > >>I just tried to build apache 2.2.6 from scratch. > >> > >>I, for various reasons of wanting to keep apache separate from other > >>things, for example, to virtualize my apache users, prefer everything in a > >>single dir -- so the ports route isn't for me. > >> > > > >You can tell ports where to install something. We used to install > >all of Apache in its own directory to make it easy to manipulate > >in a system we were installing in a lot of places. Check the ports > >doc and such. > > *headdesk, repeatedly* > > Apache2 is a complete piece of crap. "Portable Runtime" my ass. Was > there something so wrong with APACI? Apache1.3 built out of the box on > every system in the world. > > Using ports is no better. And again, I'll take anything anyone can offer > to explain half this behavior: > I am using Apache 2.xx with no problem on several machines. I installed it from ports with no problem. Since you are determined to proceed against recommendations it is hard to help you. I wouldn't be surprised if you do not get many responses. ////jerry