Re: mod_perl build fails on MakeMaker [SOLVED]

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Jason Dixon wrote:
> On May 3, 2005, at 1:48 PM, Philip M. Gollucci wrote:
> 
>> Jason Dixon wrote:
>>
>>> I'm attempting to build a statically compiled version of 
>>> Apache/mod_perl using a localized version of Perl 5.8.6 installed in 
>>> my home directory. For the most part, everything is running smoothly 
>>> except now I've run into a problem with MakeMaker.pm. When I try to 
>>> run the Makefile.PL for mod_perl, MakeMaker complains that it can't 
>>> find the Perl headers. Reviewing the perldoc for MakeMaker, it 
>>> appears that PERL_INC should override this behavior, but it still 
>>> keeps trying to find the headers under /usr/local instead of ~/perl5.
>>>
>>> Here are all the steps I used to get to this point:
>>>
>>>
>>> $ mkdir ~/perl5 ~/apache
>>> $ cd perl-5.8.6
>>> $ sh Configure -Umymalloc -des
>>
>>
>> ./Configure -sde \
>>        -Dprefix=$PREFIX
>>
>> I belive you need to install perl this way instead for starters.
> 
> 
> Thanks Philip, I incorrectly thought that setting the DESTDIR would be 
> enough.  Here are the complete revised installation steps for installing 
> a static Apache/mod_perl 1.x as non-root (for archival purposes):
> 
> $ mkdir ~/perl5 ~/apache
> $ cd perl-5.8.6
> $ sh Configure -Umymalloc -des -Dprefix=~/perl5
> $ make
> $ make test
> $ make install
> $ export PERL5LIB=~/perl5/lib/5.8.6:~/perl5/lib/site_perl/5.8.6
Just FYI, I believe these are default, so I don't believe you need the 
above line.

Glad I could help.
> $ cd ../mod_perl-1.29/
> $ ~/perl5/bin/perl Makefile.PL \
>        PREFIX=~/perl5 \
>        APACHE_PREFIX=~/apache \
>        APACHE_SRC=../apache_1.3.33/src \
>        DO_HTTPD=1 \
>        PREP_HTTPD=1 \
>        EVERYTHING=1 \
>        USE_APACI=1
> $ make
> $ make install
> $ cd ../apache_1.3.33
> $ ./configure --prefix=$HOME/apache \
>        --with-layout=Apache \
>        --disable-rule=EXPAT \
>        --enable-module=rewrite \
>        --activate-module=src/modules/perl/libperl.a \
>        --disable-shared=perl
> $ make
> $ make install
> $ cd ../Apache-Session-1.6
> $ ~/perl5/bin/perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=~/perl5
> $ make
> $ make install
> $ cd ../libapreq-1.33
> $ ~/perl5/bin/perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=~/perl5
> $ make
> $ make install
> 
> 
> -- 
> Jason Dixon
> DixonGroup Consulting
> http://www.dixongroup.net
> 


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