Graham Leggett wrote:
Jess Holle wrote:
Agreed, but some of us need an /officially /stable Apache with good
LDAP authentication support.
The problem is that the v2.0.x code was not very defensive, which
means a simple failure up front causes an obscure and random crash
somewhere further down in the code. The fixes as a result were
relatively large and difficult to review for v2.0.x. Some of the fixes
involved new and changed interfaces to apr-util which were difficult
to backport.
As a result the v2.0.x code lags far behind v2.2, and backporting
fixes is a not trivial task. I think the effort is better spent
getting v2.2 out the door.
I can't argue with this -- as much as I want multiple-provider support
right now. [2.0.54's LDAP largely seems to hold up overall -- as
amazing as that seems...]
Apache 2.0.54 is the best thing out there in this regard, but as you
note it leaves a lot to be desired. Apache 2.2 seems infinitely far
away...
v2.2 has been branched, not sure when the first actual release on this
branch will be?
That and the delay from then until the broader audience that suddenly
turns on it shakes out problems the smaller development community did
not are the big questions.
I'm still hoping our next product releases can incorporate 2.2...
--
Jess Holle
