> What Perl were you using before? Did Apache/mod_perl work with that?
> Do you have a compelling reason for upgrading to 5.8.1?
Yes, on all accounts.
>> and t/logs/error_log contains:
>> [notice] END block called for startup.pl
>> [notice] Destruction->DESTROY called for $global_object
>
> Might be useful to see more of the log.
That *is* the entire contents of the log file.
> If you're going to do that, why go to Apache version 2? Why not stay
> with Apache 1?
To establish whether the crash had something to do with Apache 1 vs Apache
2, and to take advantage of the considerably easier configuration and
build process for Apache 2. Fairly standard reasons.
> I'd always build static from source. Throwing the
> whole thing together in one go on OS 10.2 is just asking to find a few
> niggles. I'd be inclined to work in stages, leaving out DSO, SSL, PHP
> etc until I had a bare-bones static mod_perl going.
Anybody in their right mind wouldn't work in any other way than in stages.
I'd add SSL and PHP support when the basics work, not earlier. However,
since I am building mod_perl for a third-party built Apache, I don't have
a choice but to build mod_perl as a dynamically loaded module.
Were I to build the entire thing from sources, I'd build mod_perl
statically of course, but right now, while I still am hoping to keep the
Tenon stuff, I have no option.
> Have you looked for MAC, Darwin, 10.2 and things like that in the
> archives? There are people using Apache/mod_perl on the Mac and
> there have been threads recently on this List.
Yes, I have looked through the archives, and I think I am the person who
started this thread a few weeks ago. The problem with the archives is that
they are *vast*. It's very difficult to find anything which is to the
point when you have a fairly involved or very specific question. I didn't
think that a failing "make test" would pose any difficult problems,
especially since the question of a non-starting Apache definitely should
have cropped up before.
Thus I would, again, be very thankful for any advice or suggestions.
/ Peter Bengtson
