Hi again, just for "completeness":
MP 1.99_13/Perl 5.9.1/Apache 2.48/Linux 2.4.22 - "make test" gave "All tests successful" (without "::1 localhost ipv6-localhost ipv6-loopback" in /etc/hosts) Helmut >> >> >>>>>> and test, whether i can connect to one of the listen-ports (e.g. >>>>>> "netcat localhost 8529 -vv") => conection refused >>> >>> so: >>> >>> netcat localhost 8529 -vv >>> >>> doesn't work. but: >>> >>> netcat 127.0.0.1 8529 -vv >>> >>> right? >>> >> >> >> no - i don not think it is a problem of my computers name resolution of >> the hosts entry "localhost" because "ping localhost" etc. works. >> >> Also "netcat -l localhost -p 8529" together with "netcat localhost 8529" >> are working perfect. >> "/etc/hosts.conf" has "order hosts, bind" which means, as far as i >> understand it, >> first ask the /etc/hosts file and then the specified name servers, but >> this is >> - i guess - what most standard linux systems have. >> >> But i think i found it: >> >> In my /etc/hosts i have more than one entry for the address 127.0.0.1. >> I am using this for testing my virtual hosts on the local machine. >> When i delete/uncomment all other entries but the one >> "127.0.0.1 localhost" "make test" works. >> >> No - more testing: >> At least only the IP V6 entry >> >> ::1 localhost ipv6-localhost ipv6-loopback >> >> which is a default entry in my SuSE 9.0 system, was it. >> After uncommenting it, the test works (as far as the httpd is accessed). >> >> Hope this helps. > > Yeah, this recent flurry of distros adding ::1 to ipv4 systems is the > constant cause of breakage of Apache::Test :( > > Glad to see that you've found the problem. I guess I need to start adding > these odd configurations to my system so I can reproduce the problem and > figure out how to deal with it programmatically. Unless someone with ipv6 > experience (which I don't have) wants to help to figure that out. > > __________________________________________________________________ > Stas Bekman JAm_pH ------> Just Another mod_perl Hacker > http://stason.org/ mod_perl Guide ---> http://perl.apache.org > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://use.perl.org http://apacheweek.com > http://modperlbook.org http://apache.org http://ticketmaster.com ..................................... HZ-Labs Dr. Helmut Zeilinger Wiesengrund 2 D-86 684 Holzheim Tel. 08276/58767 Fax. 08276/´58787 www.hzlabs.de [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Report problems: http://perl.apache.org/bugs/ Mail list info: http://perl.apache.org/maillist/modperl.html List etiquette: http://perl.apache.org/maillist/email-etiquette.html