As mentioned earlier, I am trying to install Apache 2.2.9 onto z/OS 1.9. Had some difficulties, seem to have solved.
However, a few questions... I started with the page http://people.apache.org/~trawick/apache-2-on-os390.html which describes a process for installing Apache 2.0 onto OS/390. So, a similar code base, but somewhat dated. On this page, the author asserts: 1. you need to get, in addition to the Apache tarball, the GNU libtool, autoconf, and m4 Although I got these, it looks like I don't really need them for Apache 2.2.9; it looks like these come along with the Apache tarball. Is this correct? 2. you need to run buildconf then configure but the Apache instructions say you run configure, then make, then make install So, is buildconf no longer necessary? Or is it needed for z/OS? (I actually had trouble with running it on z/OS, getting an error message saying I needed python installed.) Now, here's some feedback to the developers: running httpd-2.2.9/configure took over five hours! While I realize I'm running on a weak platform (I'm only on a ThinkPad, which runs Linux, which runs flex-es (which simulates the z machine instruction set, so very slow, but functional), which runs z/OS, it still seems a long time. I saved and examined the stdout and config.log lines, and it seems to me there is a lot of redundancy. It looks like configure runs APR configure and other stuff. I see messages like "checking size of char" at least two times. Now I see that some of the checks can be time consuming. Can't you build in some kind of memory, so if a check has been run once at one level, it doesn't have to be run again at a different level? Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-393-8716 http://www.trainersfriend.com z/OS Application development made easier * Our classes include + How things work + Programming examples with realistic applications + Starter / skeleton code + Complete working programs + Useful utilities and subroutines + Tips and techniques ==> Check out the Trainer's Friend Store to purchase z/OS <== ==> application developer toolkits. Sample code in four <== ==> programming languages, JCL to Assemble or compile, <== ==> bind and test. <== ==> http://www.trainersfriend.com/TTFStore/index.html <==
