I think I figured it out. I eliminated the --enable-shared=perl from the Apache configure line, and it works. I think it wasn't working because I compiled mod_perl as a DSO, and then didn't use --enable-module=so in my Apache configure statement. Is that correct? thanks, Todd Hi, I'm trying to compile a new version of Apache and mod_perl, and it isn't working. Everything appears to go off (mostly) without a hitch, but the output of httpd -l does not list mod_perl as compiled in. I am using RedHat 5.2, with a binary distribution of Perl 5.00405. Here are the steps I'm taking: # cd mod_perl-1.21 # perl Makefile.PL APACHE_SRC=../apache_1.3.6/src DO_HTTPD=1 USE_APACI=1 PREP_HTTPD=1 EVERYTHING=1 # make # make test this fails with this message, I didn't feel it was critical httpd listening on port 8529 Syntax error on line 3 of /usr/local/src/mod_perl-1.21/t/conf/httpd.conf: Invalid command '=pod', perhaps mis-spelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration will write error_log to: t/logs/error_log letting apache warm up...\c done /usr/bin/perl t/TEST 0 still waiting for server to warm up............not ok server failed to start! at t/TEST line 95. make: *** [run_tests] Error 9 # make install Then, I build the Apache package # cd ../apache_1.3.6 # ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache --activate-module=src/modules/perl/libperl.a --enable-shared=perl --enable-module=unique_id --enable-module=rewrite --enable-module=usertrack I should note that there is no file called libperl.a in the src/modules/perl/directory, although it does give me the message: Configuring for Apache, Version 1.3.6 + using installation path layout: Apache (config.layout) + activated perl module (modules/perl/libperl.a) # make - it looks like it compiles everything... ===> src/modules/perl cc -fpic -O2 -Dbool=char -DHAS_BOOL -I/usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux/5.00405/CORE -DMOD_PERL_VERSION=\" 1.21\" -DMOD_PERL_STRING_VERSION=\"mod_perl/1.21\" -I../../os/unix -I../../include -DLINUX=2 -DM OD_PERL -DUSE_HSREGEX `../../apaci` -c mod_perl.c && mv mod_perl.o mod_perl.lo cc -fpic -O2 -Dbool=char -DHAS_BOOL -I/usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux/5.00405/CORE -DMOD_PERL_VERSION=\" 1.21\" -DMOD_PERL_STRING_VERSION=\"mod_perl/1.21\" -I../../os/unix -I../../include -DLINUX=2 -DM OD_PERL -DUSE_HSREGEX `../../apaci` -c perlxsi.c && mv perlxsi.o perlxsi.lo cc -fpic -O2 -Dbool=char -DHAS_BOOL -I/usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux/5.00405/CORE -DMOD_PERL_VERSION=\" 1.21\" -DMOD_PERL_STRING_VERSION=\"mod_perl/1.21\" -I../../os/unix -I../../include -DLINUX=2 -DM OD_PERL -DUSE_HSREGEX `../../apaci` -c perl_config.c && mv perl_config.o perl_config.lo cc -fpic -O2 -Dbool=char -DHAS_BOOL -I/usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux/5.00405/CORE -DMOD_PERL_VERSION=\" 1.21\" -DMOD_PERL_STRING_VERSION=\"mod_perl/1.21\" -I../../os/unix -I../../include -DLINUX=2 -DM OD_PERL -DUSE_HSREGEX `../../apaci` -c perl_util.c && mv perl_util.o perl_util.lo cc -fpic -O2 -Dbool=char -DHAS_BOOL -I/usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux/5.00405/CORE -DMOD_PERL_VERSION=\" 1.21\" -DMOD_PERL_STRING_VERSION=\"mod_perl/1.21\" -I../../os/unix -I../../include -DLINUX=2 -DM OD_PERL -DUSE_HSREGEX `../../apaci` -c perlio.c && mv perlio.o perlio.lo cc -fpic -O2 -Dbool=char -DHAS_BOOL -I/usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux/5.00405/CORE -DMOD_PERL_VERSION=\" 1.21\" -DMOD_PERL_STRING_VERSION=\"mod_perl/1.21\" -I../../os/unix -I../../include -DLINUX=2 -DM OD_PERL -DUSE_HSREGEX `../../apaci` -c mod_perl_opmask.c && mv mod_perl_opmask.o mod_perl_opmask.lo cc -fpic -O2 -Dbool=char -DHAS_BOOL -I/usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux/5.00405/CORE -DMOD_PERL_VERSION=\" 1.21\" -DMOD_PERL_STRING_VERSION=\"mod_perl/1.21\" -I../../os/unix -I../../include -DLINUX=2 -DM OD_PERL -DUSE_HSREGEX `../../apaci` -c Apache.c && mv Apache.o Apache.lo cc -fpic -O2 -Dbool=char -DHAS_BOOL -I/usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux/5.00405/CORE -DMOD_PERL_VERSION=\" 1.21\" -DMOD_PERL_STRING_VERSION=\"mod_perl/1.21\" -I../../os/unix -I../../include -DLINUX=2 -DM OD_PERL -DUSE_HSREGEX `../../apaci` -c Constants.c && mv Constants.o Constants.lo cc -fpic -O2 -Dbool=char -DHAS_BOOL -I/usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux/5.00405/CORE -DMOD_PERL_VERSION=\" 1.21\" -DMOD_PERL_STRING_VERSION=\"mod_perl/1.21\" -I../../os/unix -I../../include -DLINUX=2 -DM OD_PERL -DUSE_HSREGEX `../../apaci` -c ModuleConfig.c && mv ModuleConfig.o ModuleConfig.lo cc -fpic -O2 -Dbool=char -DHAS_BOOL -I/usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux/5.00405/CORE -DMOD_PERL_VERSION=\" 1.21\" -DMOD_PERL_STRING_VERSION=\"mod_perl/1.21\" -I../../os/unix -I../../include -DLINUX=2 -DM OD_PERL -DUSE_HSREGEX `../../apaci` -c Log.c && mv Log.o Log.lo cc -fpic -O2 -Dbool=char -DHAS_BOOL -I/usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux/5.00405/CORE -DMOD_PERL_VERSION=\" 1.21\" -DMOD_PERL_STRING_VERSION=\"mod_perl/1.21\" -I../../os/unix -I../../include -DLINUX=2 -DM OD_PERL -DUSE_HSREGEX `../../apaci` -c URI.c && mv URI.o URI.lo cc -fpic -O2 -Dbool=char -DHAS_BOOL -I/usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux/5.00405/CORE -DMOD_PERL_VERSION=\" 1.21\" -DMOD_PERL_STRING_VERSION=\"mod_perl/1.21\" -I../../os/unix -I../../include -DLINUX=2 -DM OD_PERL -DUSE_HSREGEX `../../apaci` -c Util.c && mv Util.o Util.lo cc -fpic -O2 -Dbool=char -DHAS_BOOL -I/usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux/5.00405/CORE -DMOD_PERL_VERSION=\" 1.21\" -DMOD_PERL_STRING_VERSION=\"mod_perl/1.21\" -I../../os/unix -I../../include -DLINUX=2 -DM OD_PERL -DUSE_HSREGEX `../../apaci` -c Connection.c && mv Connection.o Connection.lo cc -fpic -O2 -Dbool=char -DHAS_BOOL -I/usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux/5.00405/CORE -DMOD_PERL_VERSION=\" 1.21\" -DMOD_PERL_STRING_VERSION=\"mod_perl/1.21\" -I../../os/unix -I../../include -DLINUX=2 -DM OD_PERL -DUSE_HSREGEX `../../apaci` -c Server.c && mv Server.o Server.lo cc -fpic -O2 -Dbool=char -DHAS_BOOL -I/usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux/5.00405/CORE -DMOD_PERL_VERSION=\" 1.21\" -DMOD_PERL_STRING_VERSION=\"mod_perl/1.21\" -I../../os/unix -I../../include -DLINUX=2 -DM OD_PERL -DUSE_HSREGEX `../../apaci` -c File.c && mv File.o File.lo cc -fpic -O2 -Dbool=char -DHAS_BOOL -I/usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux/5.00405/CORE -DMOD_PERL_VERSION=\" 1.21\" -DMOD_PERL_STRING_VERSION=\"mod_perl/1.21\" -I../../os/unix -I../../include -DLINUX=2 -DM OD_PERL -DUSE_HSREGEX `../../apaci` -c Table.c && mv Table.o Table.lo rm -f libperl.so cc -shared -L/usr/local/lib -o libperl.so mod_perl.lo perlxsi.lo perl_config.lo perl_util.lo perlio .lo mod_perl_opmask.lo Apache.lo Constants.lo ModuleConfig.lo Log.lo URI.lo Util.lo Connection.lo S erver.lo File.lo Table.lo -rdynamic -L/usr/local/lib /usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux/5.00405/auto/DynaLo ader/DynaLoader.a -L/usr/lib/perl5/i386-linux/5.00405/CORE -lperl -lnsl -lndbm -ldb -ldl -lm -lc -l posix -lcrypt <=== src/modules/perl # make test -this fails with a 'no target' message At this point. src/httpd -l outputs this: # src/httpd -l Compiled-in modules: http_core.c mod_env.c mod_log_config.c mod_mime.c mod_negotiation.c mod_status.c mod_include.c mod_autoindex.c mod_dir.c mod_cgi.c mod_asis.c mod_imap.c mod_actions.c mod_userdir.c mod_alias.c mod_rewrite.c mod_access.c mod_auth.c mod_usertrack.c mod_unique_id.c mod_so.c mod_setenvif.c # make install - uneventful Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. thanks, Todd