emerge + "new app versions"

noise · n00b Joined: 07 Nov 2002 Posts: 35

if i type in
emerge apache

he is trrying to emerge the old ver (1.3 .something)

so i have to type in
emerge apache-2.0.43.ebuild

and then it works... is'nt there a way where emerge looks for the newest ver it self?

helmers · Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2002 2:15 pm Post subject:

How can you be so sure that it's a "he"?

However, methinks that portage by default installs the "Latest stable version". It probably thinks that version 1 is the current "stable", and version 2 is the spankin' new thats not done yet. :wink:

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Helmers

474 · l33t Joined: 19 Apr 2002 Posts: 714

lx · Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2002 2:34 pm Post subject:

Just a note:

I read something on Apache 2 and it seems that it doesn't / can't handle mod_php and mod_ssl yet, so I didn't install it, for just your plain html pages it should be a fine piece of enginering...

, although I'm not sure what the gain is on a linux system. Seems like major changes are for Windows users (threads instead of processes). If it will handle mod_php and is stable with this feature I will upgrade, because that's just the guy I'am, :wink:

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474 · l33t Joined: 19 Apr 2002 Posts: 714

Yeah, I was reading about it too on in a nice series of articles in the most recent Linux Magazine over here. The interesting feature was the new abstraction layer which apparently stops it from being so innately POSIX oriented. Instead, the layer will handle more generic requests from Apache to channel into the OS. Sounds good in principle, as long as it doesn't add too much overhead it should enable better optimisation and easier porting for more platforms ...

skuld · n00b Joined: 13 Oct 2002 Posts: 69

lx · Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2002 3:36 pm Post subject:

lx · Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2002 9:24 pm Post subject:

tried it, after fiddling around making custom ebuilds, but mod_php is not usable yet, well not in my case anyway and apparently the php team is waiting for the apache 2.0 api to stabilize.

Cya lX.
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skuld · n00b Joined: 13 Oct 2002 Posts: 69

it's usable here on a FreeBSD server : http://www.goddess-gate.com/fake_error

But I didn't try on a GNU/Linux box

lx · Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2002 8:47 am Post subject:

Well I could some things with it, but not all things were working, seems to be some problems, phpinfo worked great, but squirrelmail didn't so I did some reading and the squirrelmail states that apache 2 and php don't work for everything (apache 2 api needs to stabelize for the php team to get really cracking at it). Got some strange errors with squirrelmail about a file that was there and readable, but php couldn't find/read it, so I just wait some more, besides apache 1.3.27 handles everything fine, but well If there's a later version and it has the same features I will use it, cause that's just the guy I am,

Cya lX :wink:

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skuld · n00b Joined: 13 Oct 2002 Posts: 69

lx · Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2002 10:14 am Post subject:

Damn, seems I have to rebuild apache and php then,....... cause that is the exact problem (../foo/bar not readable), wel maybe later today, thkx for the advice

apache 2.0 here I come, ;-)

Thkx,

Cya lX.
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