This case still does not have review and is in danger of being denied. Anyone want to +1?
-- mark Jyri Virkki wrote: > I am sponsoring this case for Jeff Trawick, timeout set to 11/11. > The project updates the mod_fcgid version from 2.2 to 2.3.4. > > > Template Version: @(#)sac_nextcase 1.68 02/23/09 SMI > This information is Copyright 2009 Sun Microsystems > 1. Introduction > 1.1. Project/Component Working Name: > Update mod_fcgid to 2.3.4 in OpenSolaris > 1.2. Name of Document Author/Supplier: > Author: Jeff Trawick > 1.3 Date of This Document: > 04 November, 2009 > 4. Technical Description > Update mod_fcgid to 2.3.4 in OpenSolaris > > 1. Introduction > > 1.1. Project/Component Working Name: > > Update mod_fcgid to 2.3.4 in OpenSolaris > > 1.2. Name of Document Author/Supplier: > > Author: Jeff Trawick (jeffrey.trawick at sun.com) > > 1.3 Date of This Document: > > 4 November 2009 > > 2. Summary > > 2.1. Update mod_fcgid to 2.3.4 > > mod_fcgid is a popular module for Apache HTTP Server 2.0 and > above which can manage FastCGI application processes and route > requests to them. > > The current mod_fcgid version in OpenSolaris is 2.2, and is the > final release that was developed outside of the Apache Software > Foundation. Integration of that version is covered by ARC case > PSARC/2008/090. [1] > > In 2009 the project moved to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) > as a subproject of Apache HTTP Server [2], and with the > permission of the authors it was relicensed from GPL to ASL 2.0. > As a subproject of Apache HTTP Server, mod_fcgid is distributed > stand-alone and on a separate release cycle from Apache HTTP > Server. > > 2.3.4 is the first GA release of the module after the move to > the ASF (and also, the first release since 2007), and is > considered stable for production use. > > The old mod_fcgid documentation was not part of the 2.2 software > distribution, so it was not installed with mod_fcgid on > OpenSolaris. This documentation also was not part of the donated, > relicensed mod_fcgid software, and has been replaced by a new > reference guide [3]. It will will be installed with the updated > mod_fcgid on OpenSolaris. > > Version 2.3.4 includes a number of bug fixes, particularly in > the area of configuration. Additionally, new names have been > given to all directives to be more consistent with existing > httpd practices. (Existing directives are still supported.) > The "FcgidCmdOptions" directive has been added. [4] > > The mod_fcgid 2.3.4 change log can be found here: > http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/mod_fcgid/tags/2.3.4/ > CHANGES-FCGID?revision=823075&view=markup > > 3. Technical Description > > 3.1. New Configuration Directives > > These are documented in the mod_fcgid reference manual. [3] > > 3.1.1. FcgidCmdOptions > > This directive provides a way to associate application-related > settings with a particular FastCGI application, providing an > alternative to applying these settings to all applications. > > 3.1.2. New names for existing directives > > Refer to the list in section 4.1.1. > > 3.2. Default Configuration > > Currently mod_fcgid delivers a sample Apache HTTP Server > configuration > file in etc/apache2/2.2/samples-conf.d/fcgid.conf which the user can > then copy to etc/apache2/2.2/conf.d/fcgid.conf and possibly modify in > order to activate. > > The configuration philosophy for Apache HTTP Server modules is that > installing the module (e.g., installing SUNWapch22m-fcgid in the case > of mod_fcgid) should activate it, as long as a meaningful > configuration can be delivered and license restrictions don't > preclude > automatic integration. This project will implement this level of > integration for mod_fcgid. The existing fcgid.conf file currently > installed as a sample to the etc/apache2/2.2/samples-conf.d directory > will instead be installed to etc/apache2/2.2/conf.d so that it is > processed by default. (The new directive names FcgidProcessTableFile > and FcgidIPCDir should be used instead of the obsolete names > SharememPath and SocketPath.) > > The file will be installed as renamenew so that if a user has already > copied fcgid.conf to the active configuration directory (and > potentially modified it), then the new file won't overwrite it or be > activated. (Only *.conf files in that directory are activated.) > > 3.3. Effect of Bug Fixes on Existing Configurations > > Most existing mod_fcgid configurations are expected to continue to > work without modification. However, some of the bug fixes in the > handling of configuration can cause some existing configurations to > be > rejected or to work differently. mod_fcgid 2.2 would allow some > directives to be placed inside <VirtualHost ...> but not respect the > setting; with 2.3.4, some of these settings are now respected and > the rest result in a configuration error. mod_fcgid 2.2 had some > defects in the inheritance of configuration settings within nested > scopes which resulted in unexpected processing for some > configurations. It is possible that the resulting behavior was > desired, and that changes would need to be made to the configuration > to achieve the same behavior with mod_fcgid 2.3.4. > > These issues are described in an upgrade section of the mod_fcgid > readme file. [5] Product documentation should either include that > information or refer to it. > > 4. Interfaces > > 4.1. Exported Interfaces > > 4.1.1. Configuration directives > > These are new names for existing directives, except for the new > FcgidCmdOptions directive. > > NAME STABILITY NOTES > > FcgidAccessChecker Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidAccessCheckerAuthoritative Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidAuthenticator Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidAuthenticatorAuthoritative Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidAuthorizer Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidAuthorizerAuthoritative Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidBusyScanInterval Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidBusyTimeout Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidCmdOptions Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidConnectTimeout Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidErrorScanInterval Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidFixPathinfo Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidIdleScanInterval Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidIdleTimeout Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidInitialEnv Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidIOTimeout Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidIPCDir Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidMaxProcesses Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidMaxProcessesPerClass Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidMaxRequestInMem Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidMaxRequestLen Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidMaxRequestsPerProcess Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidMinRequestsPerProcess Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidMinProcessesPerClass Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidOutputBufferSize Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidPassHeader Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidProcessLifeTime Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidProcessTableFile Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidSpawnScore Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidSpawnScoreUpLimit Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidTerminationScore Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidTimeScore Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidWrapper Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > FcgidZombieScanInterval Uncommitted mod_fcgid configuration > directive > > These existing directive names are deprecated and slated for removal > after the mod_fcgid 2.3.x branch: > > BusyScanInterval Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > BusyTimeout Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > DefaultInitEnv Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > DefaultMaxClassProcessCount Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > DefaultMinClassProcessCount Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > ErrorScanInterval Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > FastCgiAccessChecker Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > FastCgiAccessCheckerAuthoritative Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > FastCgiAuthenticator Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > FastCgiAuthenticatorAuthoritative Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > FastCgiAuthorizer Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > FastCgiAuthorizerAuthoritative Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > FCGIWrapper Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > IdleScanInterval Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > IdleTimeout Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > IPCCommTimeout Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > IPCConnectTimeout Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > MaxProcessCount Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > MaxRequestInMem Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > MaxRequestLen Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > MaxRequestsPerProcess Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > OutputBufferSize Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > PassHeader Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > PHP_Fix Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > ProcessLifeTime Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > SharememPath Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > SocketPath Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > SpawnScore Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > SpawnScoreUpLimit Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > TerminationScore Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > TimeScore Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > ZombieScanInterval Obsolete Uncommitted config directive > > The mod_fcgid reference guide has a table which maps the old names to > new names. [6] > > 4.1.2. Configuration files added > > etc/apache2/2.2/conf.d/fcgid.conf Uncommitted httpd configuration file to > load mod_fcgid and provide > default configuration; > delivered as renamenew > > 4.1.3. Configuration files no longer delivered > > etc/apache2/2.2/samples-conf.d/fcgid.conf > > 5. References > > [1] http://arc.opensolaris.org/caselog/PSARC/2008/090/ > [2] http://httpd.apache.org/mod_fcgid/ > [3] http://httpd.apache.org/mod_fcgid/mod/mod_fcgid.html > [4] http://httpd.apache.org/mod_fcgid/mod/mod_fcgid.html#fcgidcmdoptions > [5] section "Incompatible configuration changes" of > http://svn.apache.org/viewvc/httpd/mod_fcgid/trunk/README-FCGID > ?revision=822576&view=markup > [6] http://httpd.apache.org/mod_fcgid/mod/mod_fcgid.html#upgrade > > 6. Resources and Schedule > 6.4. Steering Committee requested information > 6.4.1. Consolidation C-team Name: > sfw > 6.5. ARC review type: FastTrack > 6.6. 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