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Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2002 11:03:19 -0500
From: Charles Wilson <cwilson AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu>
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To: Stipe Tolj <tolj AT wapme-systems DOT de>
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Subject: Re: [ANN] apache_1.3.22 package available for setup inclusion
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Stipe Tolj wrote:

> "Gerrit P. Haase" wrote:
> 
> 
>>Question 1:
>>===========
>>The Apache isn't linked against libgdbm?
>>Wouldn't it be a nice addition?
>>
>>I ask because of this message during configuring:
>>
>> + adding selected modules
>>    o rewrite_module uses ConfigStart/End
>>      disabling DBM support for mod_rewrite
>>      (perhaps you need to add -ldbm, -lndbm or -lgdbm to EXTRA_LIBS)
>>    o dbm_auth_module uses ConfigStart/End
>>
> 
> snap from src/Configure:
> 
> ... 
>     *-cygwin*)
> 	OS='Cygwin'
> 	OSDIR="os/cygwin"
> 	CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DCYGWIN"
> 	DEF_WANTHSREGEX=yes
> 	DBM_LIB="-lgdbm"
> 	LIBS="$LIBS -lcrypt $DBM_LIB"
> 	;;
> ...
> 
> so it should be linked in, IMO, but staticaly.


Actually, -lgdbm SHOULD result in a dynamic link.  unless you explicitly 
say '-static', ld will first attempt to link against "libgdbm.dll.a" 
(the import lib for cyggdbm.dll) BEFORE trying to link against 
"libgdbm.a" (the static lib).


> Should be link against the import lib -lgsbm.dll to have cyggdbm.dll
> used? 


No, see above.  (Also, the current gdbm DLLization is "old style" -- 
which means that if you want to link STATICALLY you have to compile with 
-DGDBM_STATIC.  See /usr/doc/Cygwin/gdbm.README.  I hope to change this 
soon...utilizing autoimport functionality, blah blah blah)

> 
> 
>>Question 2:
>>===========
>>My configure says:
>>
>> + using system Expat
>>
>>wouldn't it be nice to have a cygwin-port of expat with shared libs too?
>>
> 
> expat is not maintained by the Apache group itself, so it's an other
> front here I guess.


True -- are you volunteering, Gerrit?  :-)

--Chuck