[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > First of all I attempt to calmly summarize the problem and only then let my emotions >get through. > > My insufficient knowledge of AIX platforms prevents me from successfully compiling >mod_webapp (as well mod_jk) on AIX 4.3.3 platform. > > Hardware: IBM pSeries 660 model 6H1 > OS: AIX 4.3.3 (not sure about exact maintenance level) > Web server: IBM HTTP Server 1.3.19 > Servlet Engine: Tomcat 4.0.1 > Tools & libraries: IBM?s port of common GNU & other open-source packages available at > http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/aix/products/aixos/linux/download.html > > Tomcat itself appears to be running flawlessly. Unfortunately due to my meager >knowledge of AIX I seem to be unable to recompile neither mod_webapp nor mod_jk for >the specified platform. Actually compilation worked fine in both cases. What did fail >was the ?ld? linker. As far as I can judge about possible cause of failure, the >linker requires a module export (.exp) file in order to be able successfully complete >linking process. In this respect AIX appears to differ from Unixes, as I had no >problems at all building mod_webapp & mod_jk under Linux (Mandrake 8.0 & Mandrake >8.1) as well as Solaris 8. The problem is aggravated by the management?s desire to >use IBM HTTP Server instead of plain Apache mainly due to IBM?s SSL support, which is >perceived to be more trustworthy and secure. > > Is my assumption right? If yes, is there a way I could generate that damn .exp file >for mod_webapp? I could also live with mod_jk as a fallback scenario.
Try a staticly linked mod_jk. That you do not need any .exp file. > > Please help. > > I have been informed by the management that if problem is not resolved by mid next >week Tomcat will be replaced with WebSphere 3.5 Standard Edition. > > Please held save Tomcat for the project. Our work is highly visible. The system will >serve population of an entire Swiss canton. If successful the system may be adopted >by other cantons with Tomcat prominently featured alongside other leading commercial >products. > > And most of all I really would like to show my management that open-source community >cares, and is much more responsive when it comes to solving problems. > > Thanks & cheers > > Oleg Kalnichevski > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
