Kevin A. McGrail wrote:
On 5/29/2015 1:20 PM, André Warnier wrote:
Over the years, I have created and modified and re-modified my own
Apache/mod_perl authentication module, which was originally derived
from Apache(2?)::AuthCookie (pilfered would be the correct term I guess).
It currently runs up to Apache 2.2, but I have heard/read in various
places that the Apache AAA interface had been changed significantly in
2.4.
I figure that I should thus start updating my module, before all my
customers update their Apache and make my module obsolete.
But although I have seen many warnings about the changes, I have not
really see yet any real outline of the changes in mod_perl AAA API
calls, that would likely have to be made to accomodate this.
Would anyone have more info or pointers on that general subject ?
Sounds like a good time to read
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/developer/new_api_2_4.html and to play
with the 2.0.9-rc2 (they discussed releasing it today...)
Beyond that, I don't know that anyone will have any specific input
without seeing the module and what errors you are having with
2.4/mp2.0.9rc1 or rc2.
Thank you for the pointer.
I read it, but that is of the same order as what I was mentioning above : it discusses the
internal changes to Apache httpd, from the point of view of, for example, the developers
of mod_perl themselves.
My own module does not interface directly with Apache at the C level. I merely use the
methods/functions available in mod_perl, as described here for example :
http://perl.apache.org/docs/2.0/api/Apache2/Access.html
Have these functions changed ?
And if yes, do you know if any updated mod_perl documentation exists about that
?
Or, better yet, has the interface to these functions not changed, the dirty work having
already been done by the mod_perl developers to make this update totally transparent
(which of course I would love) ?
My module hasn't come up with any error yet with Apache 2.4, for the simple reason that I
have not tried it yet with Apache 2.4. I am just trying to be prepared.
Thanks
André
