[mod_python] It all started with that -DEAPI error...

I did not see that.  However, it didn't help me either.  But thanks
regardless.  I really appreciate the help.

Matthew D. Wood, University of Colorado

On Thu, 29 Aug 2002, Sean Abrahams wrote:

> Matthew,
>
> I had the DEAPI error yesterday. Running Debian (level testing).
>
> This is what I did.
>
> """
> ./configure
>
> edit src/Makefile and change the OPT= line to read OPT=-DEAPI
>
> then run "make dso"
>
> then run "make install_dso"
> """
>
> Hope this works for you.
>
> --Sean
>
> Thursday, August 29, 2002, 12:51:37 PM, you wrote:
>
> WMD> Hello everyone.  I would love to say that I'm not a newbie to mod_python,
> WMD> but I've never successfully installed it.
>
> WMD> My latest attempt is on an OpenBSD-3.1 box.
>
> WMD> this server has both python2.1 and python2.2 on it.  (I didn't
> WMD> particularly want python2.1, but the OpenBSD ports tree decided that I
> WMD> would get both python versions.  :-) )
>
> WMD> Regardless, I uncompressed the mod_python tarball, and went to work,
> WMD> eventually recieving the standard -DEAPI error:
>
> WMD>    > sudo apachectl start
> WMD>    [Thu Aug 29 13:20:35 2002] [warn] Loaded DSO
> WMD>    /usr/lib/apache/modules/mod_python.so uses plain Apache 1.3 API, this
> WMD>    module might crash under EAPI! (please recompile it with -DEAPI)
> WMD>    /usr/sbin/apachectl start: httpd could not be started
>
>
> WMD> At first, I thought it was the -DEAPI problem that was preventing me from
> WMD> starting the httpd altogether, but after searching around on the
> WMD> mod_python webpage, I (think I) fixed that error.  Now, I just can't start
> WMD> the httpd deamon:
>
> WMD>     > sudo apachectl start
> WMD>     /usr/sbin/apachectl start: httpd could not be started
>
>
> WMD> I can start the deamon when I comment out the "LoadModule
> WMD> python_module..." line, but that's clearly not the goal.
>
> WMD> I'm hoping that I'm not reporting something stupid (other than me), but I
> WMD> just can't get this to work.  I've asked several of my "better at UNIX
> WMD> than I am" friends, and they have no ideas either.
>
> WMD> What do you guys suggest?
>
> WMD> Oh, and by the way, my system is using the standard apache1.3 that comes
> WMD> "out of the box" with OpenBSD-3.1 .
>
> WMD> Again, thanks for any time that you may have to spare.
>
>
>
> WMD> Matthew D. Wood
>
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