On Tue, Aug 27, 2002 at 12:44:35PM -0400, Joshua Slive wrote: > I would be happier with a good system for integrating non-core modules, > such as an apache-rollup or a CPAN/freebsd ports like system. BUT, since > nobody seems willing to step-up and create such a system, I think it > would be a mistake to prevent good modules from getting the wider > distribution that they can expect from the core distribution. Freezing > apache features to wait for some mythical system to appear would be a > mistake.
I would *love* to see this happen. I think a decoupling of modules from the core httpd server would give us many benefits: - cleaner interface for module integration - independent lifecycles allow for independent and quicker development - well-defined module interfaces allow for easier 3rd party integration - ... How do we start? I think the first step would be to come up with a unified way to build 3rd party modules, as either a static module or a DSO, and allowing for complex multi-file/multi-directory/multi-library build dependencies. -aaron
