[resending to the correct list address] Hi,
mod_perl2 (up to and including 2.0.9-RC3) fails to build with GCC 5, because the default inline semantics have changed from GNU89 to C99 and require changes in mod_perl source. See details at https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-5/porting_to.html The symptoms are lots of warnings like In file included from mod_perl.h:91:0, from modperl_config.c:17: modperl_cgi.h:35:15: warning: inline function 'modperl_cgi_header_parse' declared but never defined MP_INLINE int modperl_cgi_header_parse(request_rec *r, char *buffer, ^ and the test suite failing straight away with waiting 300 seconds for server to start: .apache2: Syntax error on line 79 of /home/niko/tmp/libapache2-mod-perl2/t/conf/httpd.conf: Cannot load /home/niko/tmp/libapache2-mod-perl2/src/modules/perl/mod_perl.so into server: /home/niko/tmp/libapache2-mod-perl2/src/modules/perl/mod_perl.so: undefined symbol: modperl_handler_name The old semantics can be enabled with the -fgnu89-inline option (accepted by GCC since 4.1.3), and the build seems to work fine with that, with the full test suite passing for me. I believe (but haven't tested) that clang exhibits similar behaviour and can be forced to the old inline semantics with the -std=gnu89 option. See http://clang.llvm.org/compatibility.html#inline This may well be the reason for some reported MP_INLINE problems on OS X like https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/perl-modperl/201211.mbox/%3c84b202a8-caae-4dcc-9ad7-ba55045ce...@bowers.com%3E https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/perl-dev/201501.mbox/%3C002e01d039bc$9a87f2a0$cf97d7e0$@com%3E https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/perl-dev/201503.mbox/%3ccahrynwccaus84qc9idzzxqqtbcw3ypu8bfdbuoprvfljkoy...@mail.gmail.com%3E Google also finds the supporting http://blogs.perl.org/users/jason_a_crome/2012/04/compiling-mod-perl-2-on-os-x-lion.html If it's not too late for 2.0.9, perhaps a note in README about this would be useful? Maybe something like (improvements welcome; MP_CCOPTS works for me but I'm not sure what the right way is): diff --git a/README b/README index 8d7c79e..cef8df4 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ Perl: configurations) are currently believed to work, but this is not guaranteed to be the case, either now or in the future. +C compiler: + The mod_perl source currently relies on GNU89 inline semantics, while GCC 5 + and Clang default to newer C99 semantics. If you see MP_INLINE + related warnings during the build and missing symbols when starting + the test suite, adding "-fgnu89-inline" (GCC) or "-std=gnu89" (Clang) + to MP_CCOPTS may help. + *** Status *** mod_perl is currently considered stable. -- Niko Tyni nt...@debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
