Apache Portable Runtime Utility (APR-util) 1.6.3 Released
The Apache Software Foundation and the Apache Portable Runtime
Project are proud to announce the General Availability of version
1.6.3 of the Apache Portable Runtime Utility library (APR-util).
For detailed changes in this maintenance release, see;
https://www.apache.org/dist/apr/CHANGES-APR-UTIL-1.6
APR, APR-util and APR-iconv are available for download from:
https://apr.apache.org/download.cgi
In APR-util 1.6.0 and later, there are a number of
specific changes in how APR is deployed which may be disruptive
to existing build strategies:
- Expat sources are no longer bundled, this is now an external
dependency. Install libexpat runtime (usually installed by
default) and development packages using your system's package
manager, or from <https://libexpat.github.io/>.
- MySQL support is updated as advised by the MySQL developers.
MySQL versions older than 5.5 should not be used. If you do
use an old MySQL version, use the thread-safe libmysqlclient_r
version of the library.
- FreeTDS partial and incomplete support has been dropped.
Users of MSSQL and SYBASE databases are recommended to use
the ODBC driver instead.
The mission of the Apache Portable Runtime Project is to create
and maintain software libraries that provide a predictable and
consistent interface to underlying platform-specific
implementations. The primary goal is to provide an API to
which software developers may code and be assured of predictable
if not identical behavior regardless of the platform on which
their software is built. We list all known projects using APR
at https://apr.apache.org/projects.html - so please let us know
if you find our libraries useful in your own projects!
