On Fri, Jul 23, 1999, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Full_Name: Caitlin Howell
> Version: 2.3.5
> OS: Windows Workstation 4.0
> Submission from: proxy3.fm.intel.com (132.233.247.6)
>
> I compiled Apache for Win32 with OpenSSL and mod_ssl, according to the
> directions available on the respective web sites. Everything works great,
> except for the SSLRandomSeed exec directive. I would like to use SSLRandomSeed
> exec with an program that generates random bytes.
>
> SSLRandomSeed builtin and file work, but exec doesn't. I suspect this has to do
> with a difference in process handling between Linux and Win32. As far as I can
> tell, the web server won't launch the process to generate random bytes.
>
> I realize Win32 is low priority, but maybe one of the Apache -> Win32 porters
> would know whether or not this is a process launching problem that could be
> cleared up easily.
Hmmm... yes, brain-dead Win32 needs special exec() stuff. I've copied over
the stuff from mod_rewrite.c to ssl_util.c. A patch is appended. Please try
it out and give feedback.
Ralf S. Engelschall
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.engelschall.com
Index: ssl_util.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /e/modssl/cvs/mod_ssl/pkg.apache/src/modules/ssl/ssl_util.c,v
retrieving revision 1.21
diff -u -r1.21 ssl_util.c
--- ssl_util.c 1999/05/20 10:40:21 1.21
+++ ssl_util.c 1999/07/23 06:49:45
@@ -202,13 +202,48 @@
{
int child_pid = 1;
+ /*
+ * Prepare for exec
+ */
ap_cleanup_for_exec();
#ifdef SIGHUP
signal(SIGHUP, SIG_IGN);
#endif
-#if defined(__EMX__)
+
+ /*
+ * Exec() the child program
+ */
+#if defined(WIN32)
+ /* MS Windows */
+ {
+ char pCommand[MAX_STRING_LEN];
+ STARTUPINFO si;
+ PROCESS_INFORMATION pi;
+
+ ap_snprintf(pCommand, sizeof(pCommand), "%s /C %s", SHELL_PATH, cmd);
+
+ memset(&si, 0, sizeof(si));
+ memset(&pi, 0, sizeof(pi));
+
+ si.cb = sizeof(si);
+ si.dwFlags = STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW | STARTF_USESTDHANDLES;
+ si.wShowWindow = SW_HIDE;
+ si.hStdInput = pinfo->hPipeInputRead;
+ si.hStdOutput = pinfo->hPipeOutputWrite;
+ si.hStdError = pinfo->hPipeErrorWrite;
+
+ if (CreateProcess(NULL, pCommand, NULL, NULL, TRUE, 0,
+ environ, NULL, &si, &pi)) {
+ CloseHandle(pi.hProcess);
+ CloseHandle(pi.hThread);
+ child_pid = pi.dwProcessId;
+ }
+ }
+#elif defined(OS2)
+ /* IBM OS/2 */
execl(SHELL_PATH, SHELL_PATH, "/c", (char *)cmd, NULL);
#else
+ /* Standard Unix */
execl(SHELL_PATH, SHELL_PATH, "-c", (char *)cmd, NULL);
#endif
return (child_pid);
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