1. Problem Description:
On our new Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS server (LAMP) I have successfully installed
mod_perl (with apt-get) and it seems to be running OK.
Our webbased ERP-package is running with mod_perl on several Ubuntu servers
without any problem (up from Ubuntu 8.04).
This server shows in the '/var/log/apache2/error.log'-file many lines like:
(...)
[ error] oh Shucks, server dumped core
[ error] oh Dangit, server dumped core
[ error] oh Crap, server dumped core
[ error] oh Gosh, server dumped core
[ error] oh Dangit, server dumped core
[ error] oh Dangnabit, server dumped core
(...)
Around 40 of these messages per hour, only when user are active on the
server with Apache2/Mod_Perl.
We have not seen these on other servers.
I traced this to '/usr/lib/perl5/Apache/TestRun.pm' (I altered shucks to
Shucks...) and commented 2 lines to prevent these messages.
My questions are:
(1) Why is a function in TestRun.pm active? Seems to me TestRun is for
testing? Or when you compile from source?
(2) Are these messages meant seriously?
(3) When we upgrade to 14.04 (whith a newer mod_perl version), is this
solved?
Eric
2. Used Components and their Configuration:
sysop@mars:/tmp$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS
Release: 12.04
Codename: precise
*** mod_perl version 2.000005
*** using /usr/lib/perl5/Apache2/BuildConfig.pm
*** Makefile.PL options:
MP_APR_LIB => aprext
MP_APXS => /usr/bin/apxs2
MP_CCOPTS => -g -O2 -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4
-Wformat -Wformat-security -Wall
MP_COMPAT_1X => 1
MP_GENERATE_XS => 1
MP_INCLUDE_DIR => /usr/include/apache2 /usr/include/apr-1.0
MP_LIBNAME => mod_perl
MP_TRACE => 0
MP_USE_DSO => 1
MP_USE_GTOP => 1
MP_USE_STATIC => 0
*** The httpd binary was not found
*** (apr|apu)-config linking info
(apr|apu)-config scripts were not found
*** /usr/bin/perl -V
Summary of my perl5 (revision 5 version 14 subversion 2) configuration:
Platform:
osname=linux, osvers=2.6.42-37-generic,
archname=x86_64-linux-gnu-thread-multi
uname='linux batsu 2.6.42-37-generic #58-ubuntu smp thu jan 24 15:28:10
utc 2013 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 gnulinux '
config_args='-Dusethreads -Duselargefiles -Dccflags=-DDEBIAN
-Dcccdlflags=-fPIC -Darchname=x86_64-linux-gnu -Dprefix=/usr
-Dprivlib=/usr/share/perl/5.14 -Darchlib=/usr/lib/perl/5.14
-Dvendorprefix=/usr -Dvendorlib=/usr/share/perl5
-Dvendorarch=/usr/lib/perl5 -Dsiteprefix=/usr/local
-Dsitelib=/usr/local/share/perl/5.14.2
-Dsitearch=/usr/local/lib/perl/5.14.2 -Dman1dir=/usr/share/man/man1
-Dman3dir=/usr/share/man/man3 -Dsiteman1dir=/usr/local/man/man1
-Dsiteman3dir=/usr/local/man/man3 -Duse64bitint -Dman1ext=1 -Dman3ext=3perl
-Dpager=/usr/bin/sensible-pager -Uafs -Ud_csh -Ud_ualarm -Uusesfio -Uusenm
-Ui_libutil -DDEBUGGING=-g -Doptimize=-O2 -Duseshrplib
-Dlibperl=libperl.so.5.14.2 -des'
hint=recommended, useposix=true, d_sigaction=define
useithreads=define, usemultiplicity=define
useperlio=define, d_sfio=undef, uselargefiles=define, usesocks=undef
use64bitint=define, use64bitall=define, uselongdouble=undef
usemymalloc=n, bincompat5005=undef
Compiler:
cc='cc', ccflags ='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DDEBIAN
-fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -fstack-protector -I/usr/local/include
-D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64',
optimize='-O2 -g',
cppflags='-D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -DDEBIAN -fno-strict-aliasing
-pipe -fstack-protector -I/usr/local/include'
ccversion='', gccversion='4.6.3', gccosandvers=''
intsize=4, longsize=8, ptrsize=8, doublesize=8, byteorder=12345678
d_longlong=define, longlongsize=8, d_longdbl=define, longdblsize=16
ivtype='long', ivsize=8, nvtype='double', nvsize=8, Off_t='off_t',
lseeksize=8
alignbytes=8, prototype=define
Linker and Libraries:
ld='cc', ldflags =' -fstack-protector -L/usr/local/lib'
libpth=/usr/local/lib /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu /lib/../lib
/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu /usr/lib/../lib /lib /usr/lib
libs=-lgdbm -lgdbm_compat -ldb -ldl -lm -lpthread -lc -lcrypt
perllibs=-ldl -lm -lpthread -lc -lcrypt
libc=, so=so, useshrplib=true, libperl=libperl.so.5.14.2
gnulibc_version='2.15'
Dynamic Linking:
dlsrc=dl_dlopen.xs, dlext=so, d_dlsymun=undef, ccdlflags='-Wl,-E'
cccdlflags='-fPIC', lddlflags='-shared -O2 -g -L/usr/local/lib
-fstack-protector'
Characteristics of this binary (from libperl):
Compile-time options: MULTIPLICITY PERL_DONT_CREATE_GVSV
PERL_IMPLICIT_CONTEXT PERL_MALLOC_WRAP
PERL_PRESERVE_IVUV USE_64_BIT_ALL USE_64_BIT_INT
USE_ITHREADS USE_LARGE_FILES USE_PERLIO
USE_PERL_ATOF
USE_REENTRANT_API
Locally applied patches:
DEBPKG:debian/arm_thread_stress_timeout -
http://bugs.debian.org/501970 Raise the timeout of
ext/threads/shared/t/stress.t to accommodate slower build hosts
DEBPKG:debian/cpan_definstalldirs - Provide a sensible INSTALLDIRS
default for modules installed from CPAN.
DEBPKG:debian/db_file_ver - http://bugs.debian.org/340047 Remove
overly restrictive DB_File version check.
DEBPKG:debian/doc_info - Replace generic man(1) instructions with
Debian-specific information.
DEBPKG:debian/enc2xs_inc - http://bugs.debian.org/290336 Tweak
enc2xs to follow symlinks and ignore missing @INC directories.
DEBPKG:debian/errno_ver - http://bugs.debian.org/343351 Remove
Errno version check due to upgrade problems with long-running processes.
DEBPKG:debian/libperl_embed_doc -
http://bugs.debian.org/186778Note that libperl-dev package is required
for embedded linking
DEBPKG:fixes/respect_umask - Respect umask during installation
DEBPKG:debian/writable_site_dirs - Set umask approproately for site
install directories
DEBPKG:debian/extutils_set_libperl_path - EU:MM: Set location of
libperl.a to /usr/lib
DEBPKG:debian/no_packlist_perllocal - Don't install .packlist or
perllocal.pod for perl or vendor
DEBPKG:debian/prefix_changes - Fiddle with *PREFIX and variables
written to the makefile
DEBPKG:debian/fakeroot - Postpone LD_LIBRARY_PATH evaluation to the
binary targets.
DEBPKG:debian/instmodsh_doc - Debian policy doesn't install
.packlist files for core or vendor.
DEBPKG:debian/ld_run_path - Remove standard libs from LD_RUN_PATH
as per Debian policy.
DEBPKG:debian/libnet_config_path - Set location of libnet.cfg to
/etc/perl/Net as /usr may not be writable.
DEBPKG:debian/m68k_thread_stress - http://bugs.debian.org/517938
http://bugs.debian.org/495826 Disable some threads tests on m68k for now
due to missing TLS.
DEBPKG:debian/mod_paths - Tweak @INC ordering for Debian
DEBPKG:debian/module_build_man_extensions -
http://bugs.debian.org/479460 Adjust Module::Build manual page extensions
for the Debian Perl policy
DEBPKG:debian/prune_libs - http://bugs.debian.org/128355 Prune the
list of libraries wanted to what we actually need.
DEBPKG:fixes/net_smtp_docs - [rt.cpan.org #36038]
http://bugs.debian.org/100195 Document the Net::SMTP 'Port' option
DEBPKG:debian/perlivp - http://bugs.debian.org/510895 Make perlivp
skip include directories in /usr/local
DEBPKG:debian/disable-zlib-bundling - Disable zlib bundling in
Compress::Raw::Zlib
DEBPKG:debian/cpanplus_definstalldirs -
http://bugs.debian.org/533707 Configure CPANPLUS to use the site
directories by default.
DEBPKG:debian/cpanplus_config_path - Save local versions of
CPANPLUS::Config::System into /etc/perl.
DEBPKG:debian/deprecate-with-apt -
http://bugs.debian.org/580034Point users to Debian packages of
deprecated core modules
DEBPKG:fixes/hurd-ccflags - [a190e64]
http://bugs.debian.org/587901[perl #92244] Make hints/gnu.sh append to
$ccflags rather than overriding
them
DEBPKG:debian/squelch-locale-warnings -
http://bugs.debian.org/508764 Squelch locale warnings in Debian package
maintainer scripts
DEBPKG:debian/skip-upstream-git-tests - Skip tests specific to the
upstream Git repository
DEBPKG:fixes/extutils-cbuilder-cflags - [011e8fb]
http://bugs.debian.org/624460 [perl #89478] Append CFLAGS and LDFLAGS to
their Config.pm counterparts in EU::CBuilder
DEBPKG:fixes/module-build-home-directory -
http://bugs.debian.org/624850 [rt.cpan.org #67893] Fix failing tilde test
when run under a UID without a passwd entry
DEBPKG:debian/patchlevel - http://bugs.debian.org/567489 List
packaged patches for 5.14.2-6ubuntu2.3 in patchlevel.h
DEBPKG:fixes/h2ph-multiarch - [e7ec705]
http://bugs.debian.org/625808 [perl #90122] Make h2ph correctly search gcc
include directories
DEBPKG:fixes/index-tainting - [3b36395]
http://bugs.debian.org/291450 [perl #64804] RT 64804: tainting with index()
of a constant
DEBPKG:debian/skip-kfreebsd-crash -
http://bugs.debian.org/628493[perl #96272] Skip a crashing test case
in t/op/threads.t on GNU/kFreeBSD
DEBPKG:fixes/document_makemaker_ccflags -
http://bugs.debian.org/628522 [rt.cpan.org #68613] Document that CCFLAGS
should include $Config{ccflags}
DEBPKG:fixes/sys-syslog-socket-timeout-kfreebsd.patch -
http://bugs.debian.org/627821 [rt.cpan.org #69997] Use a socket timeout on
GNU/kFreeBSD to catch ICMP port unreachable messages
DEBPKG:fixes/hurd-hints - http://bugs.debian.org/636609 Improve
general GNU hints, needed for GNU/Hurd.
DEBPKG:fixes/pod_fixes - [7698aed]
http://bugs.debian.org/637816Fix typos in several pod/perl*.pod files
DEBPKG:debian/find_html2text -
http://bugs.debian.org/640479Configure CPAN::Distribution with correct
name of html2text
DEBPKG:fixes/digest_eval_hole - http://bugs.debian.org/644108 Close
the eval "require $module" security hole in Digest->new($algorithm)
DEBPKG:fixes/hurd-ndbm - [f0d0a20] [perl #102680]
http://bugs.debian.org/645989 Add GNU/Hurd hints for NDBM_File
DEBPKG:fixes/sysconf.t-posix - [8040185] [perl #102888]
http://bugs.debian.org/646016 Fix hang in ext/POSIX/t/sysconf.t on GNU/Hurd
DEBPKG:fixes/hurd-largefile - [1fda587] [perl #103014]
http://bugs.debian.org/645790 enable LFS on GNU/Hurd
DEBPKG:debian/hurd_test_todo_syslog -
http://bugs.debian.org/650093Disable failing GNU/Hurd tests in
cpan/Sys-Syslog/t/syslog.t
DEBPKG:fixes/hurd_skip_itimer_virtual - [rt.cpan.org #72754]
http://bugs.debian.org/650094 Skip interval timer tests in Time::HiRes on
GNU/Hurd
DEBPKG:debian/hurd_test_skip_socketpair -
http://bugs.debian.org/650186 Disable failing GNU/Hurd tests
ext/Socket/t/socketpair.t
DEBPKG:debian/hurd_test_skip_sigdispatch -
http://bugs.debian.org/650188 Disable failing GNU/Hurd tests
op/sigdispatch.t
DEBPKG:debian/hurd_test_skip_stack -
http://bugs.debian.org/650175Disable failing GNU/Hurd tests
dist/threads/t/stack.t
DEBPKG:debian/hurd_test_skip_recv -
http://bugs.debian.org/650095Disable failing GNU/Hurd tests
cpan/autodie/t/recv.t
DEBPKG:debian/hurd_test_skip_libc -
http://bugs.debian.org/650097Disable failing GNU/Hurd tests
dist/threads/t/libc.t
DEBPKG:debian/hurd_test_skip_pipe -
http://bugs.debian.org/650187Disable failing GNU/Hurd tests io/pipe.t
DEBPKG:debian/hurd_test_skip_io_pipe -
http://bugs.debian.org/650096Disable failing GNU/Hurd tests
dist/IO/t/io_pipe.t
DEBPKG:fixes/CVE-2012-5195 - avoid calling memset with a negative
count
DEBPKG:fixes/CVE-2012-5526 - [PATCH 1/4] CR escaping for P3P header
DEBPKG:CVE-2013-1667.patch - [PATCH] Prevent premature hsplit()
calls, and only trigger REHASH after hsplit()
Built under linux
Compiled at Mar 18 2013 19:17:55
%ENV:
PERL_LWP_USE_HTTP_10="1"
@INC:
/etc/perl
/usr/local/lib/perl/5.14.2
/usr/local/share/perl/5.14.2
/usr/lib/perl5
/usr/share/perl5
/usr/lib/perl/5.14
/usr/share/perl/5.14
/usr/local/lib/site_perl
.
*** Packages of interest status:
Apache2 : -
Apache2::Request : -
CGI : 3.52
ExtUtils::MakeMaker: 6.57_05
LWP : 6.03
mod_perl : -
mod_perl2 : 2.000005
3. This is the core dump trace: (if you get a core dump):
[CORE TRACE COMES HERE]
This report was generated by /usr/share/libapache2-mod-perl2/mp2bug on Sun
Jan 5 16:45:23 2014 GMT.
