[mod_python] aix, apxs and apache problem

Hello,

I am new to Python and interested in capabilities as a web language. I have
downloaded the source for mod_python-2.7.8. I am attempting to configure it
statically or as a DSO, thus far without complete success. The host is an
RS6000 running AIX 4.3.3 and the web server is Apache 1.3.27.

Using gcc version 2.95.3 20010315 (release)

Python was:

./configure --without-threads --with-gcc

Apache:

./configure --with-layout=custom --enable-module=most --enable-module=so

For mod_python I do:

./configure --with-apache=../apache_1.3.27 --with-apxs=/apache/bin/apxs
--with-python=/usr/local/src/Python-2.2.1

No errors. Well, I did have to link to the Makefile:

cd /usr/local/src/Python-2.2.1/Modules
ln -s /usr/local/src/Python-2.2.1/Makefile Makefile

After that, there were no errors following configure.

I then do:

make dso

There were errors until I I added
-bE:/usr/local/src/Python-2.2.1/Modules/python.exp to apxs script:

my $CFG_LDFLAGS_SHLIB = q(-H512 -T512 -bhalt:4 -bM:SRE -bnoentry
-bI:/apache2/libexec/httpd.exp -bE:/apache2/libexec/httpd.exp
-bE:/usr/local/src/Python-2.2.1/Modules/python.exp -lld -lc); # substituted
via Makefile.tmpl

Then no errors, so I do:

make install (as root)

no errors!

Added the following to DSO section of httpd.conf:

LoadModule python_module libexec/mod_python.so

I then attempt to restart httpd:

/apache/bin/apachectl start

This is what I get:

apachectl restart
/apache2/bin/apachectl restart: configuration broken, ignoring restart
/apache2/bin/apachectl restart: (run 'apachectl configtest' for details)
apachectl configtest
Syntax error on line 205 of /apache/conf/httpd.conf:
Can't locate API module structure `python_module' in file
/apache2/libexec/mod_python.so: Function not implemented (python_module)

When I tried statically, apache builds httpd with Python but If I try to add
PHP I get a TOC size error. Apache and just PHP builds and works great. I
did not test Python only version because even if it worked, I cannot use.

Any advice here would be greatly appreciated.

Derrick