mod_perl

Changes for version 0.97_02

added documentation for stacked handlers and a little for method handlers.
$^X is now set to server_argv0 as suggested by Frank Cringle
Apache::Registry will now require CGI.pm version 2.35 or higher if you are using it. Makefile.PL will also test and warn if it is < 2.35
removed examplish modules from the distribution into the contrib directory: AuthzAge.pm, AccessLimitNum.pm, MsqlProxy.pm, SSI.pm the contrib directory will be tar'd and uploaded to CPAN when updated.
added headers.t test for Perl(New)SendHeader
added option to link httpd with static Apache.o (the original way), (Eric Bartley reported problems on aix with Apache.so, others?) like so: perl Makefile.PL STATIC=1
only bother setting $$ once per-child
%ENV is now cleared by a registered cleanup function, rather than after PerlHandler is called
applied patch from Andreas to ensure APACHE_SSL is defined if we're configuring with it
putback -DSERVER_SUBVERSION now that netscape workaround is in 1.2b9
PerlNewSendHeader enhancement so headers don't need to be part of a single print statement.
applied fix from Rob Hartill so Makefile.PL can parse beta version >= 10!
properly initialize cld->new_sendheader thanks to Rob Hartill
$r->print is now an xsub for speedup, even with the new extra operation of checking $|, it's faster:
- Benchmark: timing 100 iterations of 0.97_01, 0.97_02... 0.97_01: 9 secs ( 2.03 usr 0.19 sys = 2.22 cpu) 0.97_02: 8 secs ( 1.84 usr 0.17 sys = 2.01 cpu)
sfapachewrite() will now call Apache->print
if $| is non-zero, call rflush() after writing to the client
$| is reset to 0 before PerlHandler is called
applied patch from Eric Bartley to: -add get_remote_logname() method -update Apache.pm documentation including: get_remote_logname, auth_type, auth_name, document_root, notes
fix so $r->rflush works with older apache's

Changes for version 0.97_01

added experimental `PerlNewSendHeader' config directive works like `PerlSendHeader', but scans headers for special headers like Location:, Status:, etc. simply uses a C global variable `sent_header', if true, sends data asis to client, otherwise calls $r->send_cgi_header currently, does not work with sfio (yet) and this only works if a single print statement sends the headers like so:
- print "Status: 302\n", "Location: http://www.somewhere.com/\n", "Content-type: text/html\n\n";
"fixed" new preg* clashes w/ 1.2b9-dev spotted by Dean Gaudet
reworked callback mechanism a bit:
folded duplicate code in run_stacked_handlers() + perl_call()
gv_fetchmethod called only if -DPERL_METHOD_HANDLERS
perl_handler_ismethod now() uses class stash in gv_fetchmethod
cache CV from perl_get_cv lookup if -DPERL_STACKED_HANDLERS
included patch from Eric Bartley so we can say: `Class->method' in Perl*Handler's if -DPERL_METHOD_HANDLERS
fixed bug spotted by Rob Hartill so Perl*Handler (OK|DECLINED) work again
added minimal tests for stacked handlers and method handlers
PERL_METHOD_HANDLERS=1 can be set when running Makefile.PL
PerlCleanupHandler now uses register_cleanup underneath, instead of abusing the logger slot. PerlCleanupHandler is enabled by default
added PRINTF for tie'd STDOUT
detached Apache.o from httpd, now a dynamic extension. here's why:
shinks httpd size
possible to 'use Apache ()' outside of httpd (very few methods will work though!)
once mod_perl.c settles it will be possible to upgrade mod_perl without rebuilding httpd!
added $r->server_root_relative function
Apache::Status has 2 new menu items (need Devel::Symdump 1.99_01+):
- "Inheritance Tree"
- "ISA Tree"
added new CGI.pm tests from Andreas