On 4/14/06, Mark Richards mark.richards@massmicro.com wrote:

To install some perl modules (ugh) I need to install a dependency module: Apache In order that perl's Apache installs, it needs the apache sources. The apache sources are not listed in the yum repository for the centos version installed (2.0.52-22.ent.centos4)

I managed to find httpd-2.0.52-22.ent.centos4.src.rpm But an rpm -iv yielded a buch of messages warning: user updatecentos does not exist - using root warning: group updatecentos does not exist - using root

It appears that more is done than just put files somewhere. In fact, the src.rpm consists mostly of patches.

Question: is there a way to get the sources?

Assuming you did this as root, it dumped the sources in /usr/src/redhat/SOURCES/

To get the extracted source, cd to /usr/src/redhat/SPECS and do rpmbuild -bp httpd.spec

There's probably an easier way, or possibly someone has packaged the module already... but you now have enough info to take aim, and shoot yourself squarely in the foot. Enjoy!

-- Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. -Arthur C. Clarke

Jim,

That did it.

Many thanks!

Now, on to mod_perl

/m

>>To follow myself up a bit more, it puts the tree in /usr/src/redhat/BUILD/ ... I failed to mention that the >>first time around.

That's so cool.

I wish my isp had taken care of this. I was left with an almost-empty bag of stuff.

I have a hunch this will save me enormous headache.

With 1000 thanks.

(Now, on to configuring httpd.conf for perl) :)

/m

You might consider using the one that's already built..... mod_perl is packaged in the rt-3.4.3 repository http://www.centos.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=114