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diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod index b3b79b3f70..1f5073196d 100644 --- a/pod/perldelta.pod +++ b/pod/perldelta.pod @@ -2600,19 +2600,20 @@ One cannot call Perl using the C<volume:> syntax, that is, C<perl -v> works, but for example C<bin:perl -v> doesn't. The exact reason isn't known but the current suspect is the F<ixemul> library. -=head2 mod_perl 1.3 Doesn't Build With -D_GNU_SOURCE +=head2 mod_perl 1.26 Doesn't Build With -D_GNU_SOURCE In Linux, building mod_perl with B<threaded> Perl 5.8.0 does not work because starting from 5.8.0 building a threaded Perl uses the --D_GNU_SOURCE flag. The Apache 1.3 sources that are built alongside -the mod_perl don't like that flag and the compilation dies because of -function prototype conflicts. This may or may not get fixed in later -releases of mod_perl 1.3 or Apache 1.3 (fixing the problem in Perl is -less likely since threaded Perl now needs the -D_GNU_SOURCE>). -Workarounds include using non-threaded Perl and using Apache 2.0. +-D_GNU_SOURCE flag. The Apache 1.3.23 sources that are built +alongside mod_perl don't like that flag and the compilation dies +because of function prototype conflicts. This may or may not get +fixed in later releases of mod_perl than the current 1.26 or in later +releases of Apache than the current 1.3.23 (fixing the problem in Perl +is less likely since threaded Perl in Linux now needs the -D_GNU_SOURCE>). +Workarounds include using non-threaded Perl and using Apache 2.0. An obvious workaround would be to stop the -D_GNU_SOURCE from reaching -the Apache 1.3 sources, but as of Perl 5.8.0, the complex build system -of mod_perl has foiled this idea. +the Apache 1.3.23 sources, but as of Perl 5.8.0, the complex build +system of mod_perl has foiled this idea. =head2 lib/ftmp-security tests warn 'system possibly insecure' |