On Wed, Feb 03, 1999, Khimenko Victor wrote:
> >> Wouldn't it be nice to have EAPI and mod_ssl available as two distincts
> >> distribs ? So we know when EAPI has been changed and we must rebuild apache
> >> binary, or when mod_ssl has been changed and we must rebuild mod_ssl DSO.
>
> > Hmmm... it would be nice to have a EAPI dist and a mod_ssl dist for the reason
> > that other module authors could use EAPI without mod_ssl, but not for the
> > reason you mention IMHO. Actually the rebuilding of DSOs should be no longer
> > needed, because Apache+EAPI since mod_ssl 2.2.0 can also load standard DSOs.
> > And OTOH for the "have to dists" issue: You have an EAPI distribution. It's
> > the same as the mod_ssl distribution but you use --with-eapi-only on the
> > configure command line. This way only EAPI is applied to the Apache source
> > tree. Isn't that what you actually want?
>
> Looks like you miss his point. It's NOT about OTHER DSO's but about mod_ssl
> itself. If EAPI and mod_ssl will be separated then with new version of mod_ssl
> you'll need just recompilation of mod_ssl via apxs but when EAPI is changed
> you should recompile Apache itself !
Seems like I still miss the point, even after your description. Because you
already can compile and install just Apache+EAPI with the help of
"--with-eapi-only" and then when new mod_ssl versions come out just use
"--with-apxs" to upgrade the mod_ssl part. So, I still don't see the actual
benefit from having EAPI seperately. The only advantage I already see is that
other module authors could use EAPI without having to deal with mod_ssl. But
the upgrade-point you want to address is still not clear to me, sorry. Where
exactly is the benefit in upgrading? That for Apache+EAPI you have a nicer
eapi-x.x.tar.gz tarball instead of the mod_ssl tarball?
Ralf S. Engelschall
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