On Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 7:30 AM, Rainer Jung <rainer.j...@kippdata.de> wrote: > Reading the feedback on the modules list I posted got me into thinking: > > 1) Should static module linking be still the default for httpd building? > > Of course the question is only relevant for platforms which allow dynamic > linking and if we have APR_HAS_DSO. I know that static linking is expected > to be more secure (but we still build mod_so by default) and a bit more > performant. On the other hand it seems most of the world actually uses a > dynamically linked httpd and the flexibility it provides during runtime. So > isn't it time to switch to dynamic by default - if the platform supports it > - and only build static on demand?
+1 on dynamic by default when APR_HAS_DSO > I wonder whether some notion of "most" would be a better build default - but > maybe not enabling the built modules by default. > > So there would be "most" (default), "all" and "minimal". +1 on default == most. (agree with Nick re: 2.2.x as ewll) -- Eric Covener cove...@gmail.com
