Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 38100 invoked from network); 3 Jan 2006 23:00:42 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 3 Jan 2006 23:00:42 -0000 Received: (qmail 9020 invoked by uid 500); 3 Jan 2006 23:00:37 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-httpd-dev-archive@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 8970 invoked by uid 500); 3 Jan 2006 23:00:37 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@httpd.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk Reply-To: dev@httpd.apache.org list-help: list-unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Delivered-To: mailing list dev@httpd.apache.org Received: (qmail 8959 invoked by uid 99); 3 Jan 2006 23:00:37 -0000 Received: from asf.osuosl.org (HELO asf.osuosl.org) (140.211.166.49) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 03 Jan 2006 15:00:37 -0800 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=10.0 tests= X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: neutral (asf.osuosl.org: local policy) Received: from [128.195.24.168] (HELO scotch.ics.uci.edu) (128.195.24.168) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 03 Jan 2006 15:00:37 -0800 Received: from st-augustin.ics.uci.edu (st-augustin.ics.uci.edu [128.195.20.85]) (authenticated bits=0) by scotch.ics.uci.edu (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id k03N0GTf003121 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Tue, 3 Jan 2006 15:00:16 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 15:00:16 -0800 From: Justin Erenkrantz To: dev@httpd.apache.org Subject: Re: A Bloat of Libraries Message-ID: <6011A35B87FFE1836F4009A2@st-augustin.ics.uci.edu> In-Reply-To: <43BA95AE.5080309@turner.com> References: <200601030637.13337.nick@webthing.com> <43BA95AE.5080309@turner.com> X-Mailer: Mulberry/4.0.4 (Mac OS X) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.0-r232569 (2005-08-13) on scotch.ics.uci.edu X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org X-Old-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.4 required=5.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED autolearn=no version=3.2.0-r232569 X-Spam-Rating: minotaur.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N --On January 3, 2006 10:18:06 AM -0500 Brian Akins wrote: > Nick Kew wrote: > >> Amongst modules, we should apply the same principle: e.g. >> with mod_deflate and zlib. > > Or why not just have mod_deflate link against zlib and not have httpd do > it. SSL seems to be the worst culprit. httpd gets linked against tons of > stuff so that I cannot copy the binary to a non-ssl enabled host. Nice idea, but libtool doesn't support any of this in a portable manner - some OSes support DSOs having their own dependencies, a number just don't. If you want to completely rip apart libtool and write your own, feel free. Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. -- justin