I fully second this, improved mod_frontpage is definately better and I
recompiled Apache so many times with it that I become a little expert :)
in patching Apache, so I can give you my building script:
And I'd really like a nice integrated RPM, so if help is needed please
ask.
Mircea C.
#!/bin/sh
# All kits are installed in /usr/src/<source-dir>
# The script is launched from /usr/src
# Require OpenSSL, Apache, MM, Improved mod_frontpage, mos_ssl
#Build OpenSSL lib
cd openssl-0.9.5a
./config
make
make test
# First Apache dummy configuration
cd ../apache_1.3.12
./configure
# Build MM library (it needs static libs)
cd ../mm-1.1.3
./configure --disable-shared
make
# Apply mod_ssl patch
cd ../mod_ssl-2.6.6-1.3.12
./configure --with-apache=../apache_1.3.12
# Apply improbed mod_frontpage patch
cd ../apache_1.3.12
patch -p0 < ../mod_frontpage/mod_frontpage-apache_1.3.12-v1.3.1
# Great building of Apache
export SSL_BASE=../openssl-0.9.5a
export EAPI_MM=../mm-1.1.3
./configure --enable-module=ssl \
--enable-module=most \
--activate-module=src/modules/frontpage/mod_frontpage.o \
--enable-shared=max \
--server-uid=nobody \
--server-gid=nobody \
--enable-suexec \
--suexec-caller=nobody \
--fpexec-caller=nobody \
--fpexec-fpuser=bin \
--fpexec-fpgroup=bin
make
make certificate
make install
echo "now open beer ;-)"
Russell \"Elik\" Rademacher wrote:
>
> Hey Jean. I am wondering if you are considering replacing the default
> patches and such that came with Frontpage for Unix in favor of the
> Improved_Mod_Frontpage, which I been hearing that is much better. Plus,
> that there is a update release of the FP 2000 for Unix as well.
>
> Any chance of seeing the updates for those? If you need a hand, let me
> know and I see what I can do.
>
