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Eric Brunson
brunson at brunson.com
Mon Mar 10 21:12:24 EDT 2008
Graham, That's an excellent proposal. Undoubtedly more constructive than my ill-advised rant in a previous email. I currently have my set up from a year ago still runnable, but I'm probably using versions quite old by this weeks standards. lima(~)$ httpd -V | head -1 Server version: Apache/1.3.33 (Darwin) lima(~)$ python -V Python 2.4.3 lima(~)$ locate mod_python.so /Users/brunson/src/mod_python-3.2.10/src/.libs/mod_python.so /Users/brunson/src/mod_python-3.2.10/src/mod_python.so /usr/local/apache2/modules/mod_python.so lima(~)$ python -c "import MySQLdb ; print MySQLdb.__version__" 1.2.1_p2 Everything is working and I can supply config options for those who wish to reproduce, but in todays terms, those versions are practically archaic. I think most of the dependencies were a combination of what was available in Darwin Ports and what I was running at work at the time. We've since upgraded to apache 2.2, python 2.5.1, mod_python 3.3.1 and MySQLdb 1.2.2 under Solaris 10, so I'm out of date in every respect on OSX. If I have some time over the next few days (weeks?), I'll try to update and post back results. I'm afraid that, no matter what, I won't be able to comment beyond Tiger, as I've been assured my little 800MHz G4 iMac won't run Leopard. Thanks for the positive direction, I hope I have some time to contribute more than the above. Graham Dumpleton wrote: > For those users of MacOS X out there who have been having problems, or > moaning about the state of Python/Apache/mod_python on MacOS X, I set > you a challenge. Since you seem to be unwilling to come up with > patches to fix the problems, or just aren't in a position to work out > what the packages required might be, then please at least do the > following. > > 1. Using a subversion client, checkout latest mod_python source code from trunk: > > svn co http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/quetzalcoatl/mod_python/trunk > mod_python-trunk > > 2. Build the source code on your MacOS X system, whether that be Tiger > or Leopard and whether you be using the standard OS installation of > Python or an alternate version such as from MacPorts. Ensure you use > --with-python to point at the version of Python you want to use. Use > --with-apxs as necessary. > > 3. Install it and see if it works without you having to have made any > changes to the source code. If you have multiple versions of Python > installed on your system, try it with all of them to make sure all > work. Just ensure you do a full 'stop' of Apache between testing each > version. If you don't have code which will work with that version of > Python, just use the mod_python testhandler. > > <Location /testhandler> > SetHandler mod_python > PythonHandler mod_python.testhandler > </Location> > > 4. Respond with your results about what works and what doesn't. > > Hopefully the source in subversion trunk will now build on both Tiger > and Leopard out of the box and deal with Python installations being in > different locations. It also shouldn't pick up the wrong framework > where multiple framework versions of Python are installed. On Leopard, > it should also ensure that the mod_python.so file and the psp C > extension module are built with the same architectures that your > Apache binary is built with. > > Do note, I haven't myself been able to set this on Tiger yet, but > believe it should work. Also, because this affects the main build > process and because I replaced whole sections of configure script code > with stuff from mod_wsgi which I know works properly, then building > code for other platforms may also be affected. Thus, if you have > access to other platforms besides MacOS X, then test it there as well. > > So rather than complaining, here is your chance to help out and > improve the situation. :-) > > BTW, Apple has documented the issues with building Python C extension > modules for additional architectures. It can be found at: > > http://developer.apple.com/releasenotes/OpenSource/PerlExtensionsRelNotes/index.html > > This is referenced along with other stuff about the sorts of problems > that crop up on MacOS X at: > > http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/InstallationOnMacOSX > > Graham > _______________________________________________ > Mod_python mailing list > Mod_python at modpython.org > http://mailman.modpython.org/mailman/listinfo/mod_python >
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