gozer 2004/08/08 17:56:46
Modified: todo release
src/docs/2.0/api/Apache PerlSections.pod
Log:
The only remaining issue in this todo/release entry regarding <Perl>
sections was that you can't write <Perl>1;</Perl> to trigger an early
interpreter startup, for instance.
This is a limitation of httpd's configuration parser and is just not
practical to try and fix. Instead, document the absence of this feature,
and suggest using multi-line blocks.
Another worthy possibility for early interpreter startup and perl one-liners
is to use the (currently under-documented) Perl directive in httpd.conf :
Perl 1;
Perl warn "Hello World";
Revision Changes Path
1.40 +0 -5 modperl-2.0/todo/release
Index: release
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RCS file: /home/cvs/modperl-2.0/todo/release,v
retrieving revision 1.39
retrieving revision 1.40
diff -u -r1.39 -r1.40
--- release 7 Aug 2004 02:52:08 -0000 1.39
+++ release 9 Aug 2004 00:56:46 -0000 1.40
@@ -59,11 +59,6 @@
of child_exit.
owner: stas
-* <Perl> sections:
- A few issues with <Perl> sections:
- http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=apache-modperl-dev&m=106074969831522&w=2
- owner: gozer
-
* Fixing Apache->warn("foo")
Report: http://mathforum.org/epigone/modperl-dev/noxtramcay/[EMAIL
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1.14 +27 -0 modperl-docs/src/docs/2.0/api/Apache/PerlSections.pod
Index: PerlSections.pod
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RCS file: /home/cvs/modperl-docs/src/docs/2.0/api/Apache/PerlSections.pod,v
retrieving revision 1.13
retrieving revision 1.14
diff -u -r1.13 -r1.14
--- PerlSections.pod 16 Jul 2004 01:53:20 -0000 1.13
+++ PerlSections.pod 9 Aug 2004 00:56:46 -0000 1.14
@@ -334,6 +334,33 @@
+=head2 E<lt>PerlE<gt>[...]> was not closed.
+
+On encountering a one-line E<lt>PerlE<gt> block,
+httpd's configuration parser will cause a startup
+failure with an error similar to this one:
+
+ Starting httpd:
+ Syntax error on line ... of /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf:
+ <Perl>use> was not closed.
+
+If you have written a simple one-line E<lt>PerlE<gt>
+section like this one :
+
+ <Perl>use Apache::DBI;</Perl>
+
+change it to be:
+
+ <Perl>
+ use Apache::DBI;
+ </Perl>
+
+This is caused by a limitation of httpd's configuration
+parser and is not likely to be changed to allow one-line
+block like the example above. Use multi-line blocks instead.
+
+
+
=head1 See Also
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