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Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:40:45 +0200
From: Peter Poeml <poeml@suse.de>
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Subject: Re: FWD: Testing modules using Python
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Hi Steven,

On Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 10:21:01 +0200, Steven.Mohr@dlr.de wrote:
> Hi,
> on modules-dev@httpd.apache.org Peter gave me the advice to build apache =
with the SHARED_CORE rule. Apache 2.x does not have this rule anymore. Is t=
here something comparable in Apache 2.x?
> Sorry for cross-posting but I think you are the guys who could help me.
>=20
> Steven

The build infrastructure doesn't seem to know this anymore -=20

but does it work if you do the following?

	make clean
	CFLAGS=3D'-D SHARED_CORE -fPIC' ./configure
	make

and then take the line which links together the httpd binary (the
one with
	libtool ... -mode=3Dlink gcc ... -o httpd ...
which is probably the last line)
and rerun it manually with a slight change:

	libtool ... -mode=3Dlink gcc ... -shared -o libhttpd.so ... server/exports=
=2Eo

This should build the shared object anyway.
But it is possible that it doesn't provide what you need. YMMV.

> ------------------------------------------------
> Steven Mohr
> Bachelor student
>=20
> DLR (German Aerospace Center),=20
> Simulation and Software Technology
> Linder Hoehe, 51147 Cologne, Germany
> voice: +49 2203 601 2956  fax: +49 2203 601 3070
> eMail: steven.mohr at dlr.de      http://www.dlr.de/sc
>=20
>=20
>=20
> -----Urspr=FCngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Peter Poeml [mailto:poeml@suse.de]=20
> Gesendet: Montag, 4. August 2008 16:37
> An: modules-dev@httpd.apache.org
> Betreff: Re: Testing modules using Python
>=20
> On Mon, Aug 04, 2008 at 04:27:58PM +0200, Steven.Mohr@dlr.de wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I want to unit test my module (catacomb.tigris.org) using Python. My
> > idea is to load the module with ctypes (a python module that allows to
> > load functions from shared libraries into python) and test it in this
> > environment. The main advantage is that it's much easier to create
> > mock-up objects in Python than in C. My problem is that ctypes fails if
> > the shared library contains any undefined symbols. Because the module is
> > used normally together with a httpd server,
> > there're a lot of undefined symbols. My solution is to link libapr,
> > libaprutil, libexpat and libmysql statically in my module and to add a
> > file with the definitions of the apache-internal functions (just copy
> > and paste from httpd source). With every function which I copy in this
> > file I get a few new undefined symbols. All in all it's a pain to search
> > all definitions and I probably have to do this again after adding new
> > features which uses other functionalities.=20
> >=20
> > Is there an easier way to do this? To build a module which includes all
> > needed links to apache functions without linking the needed libraries
> > statically and copy-and-paste functions from apache source? Or do you
> > know a better way to do this?
> >=20
> > Steven=20
>=20
> With httpd 1.3, there used to be a way to build something what was
> called "shared core", a shared object that contained the server in a
> form you could link it into an application.
>=20
> I don't know if this is still possible with httpd 2.x, but what used I
> in an RPM package at the time was=20
>=20
>     --enable-rule=3DSHARED_CORE
>    =20
>     mkdir shared_core
>     cp -p src/libhttpd.ep src/libhttpd.so src/httpd
>     shared_core
>=20
>=20
>    # install shared-core apache
>    install -m 755 shared_core/libhttpd.ep $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_libdir}/%{na=
me}
>    install -m 755 shared_core/libhttpd.so $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_libdir}/%{na=
me}
>    ln -s %{_libdir}/%{name}/libhttpd.ep $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_sbindir}/httpd=
-shared_core
>    ln -s %{_libdir}/%{name}/libhttpd.so $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_libdir}/libhtt=
pd.so
>=20
>=20
> At the time, that was reportedly working to build DSOs with Kylix 3.
>=20
> Peter
> --=20
> Contact: admin@opensuse.org (a.k.a. ftpadmin@suse.com)
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> Info: http://en.opensuse.org/Mirror_Infrastructure
> =20
> SUSE LINUX Products GmbH
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Peter
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