NAME

Apache::Bootstrap - Bootstraps dual life mod_perl and mod_perl2 Apache modules

SYNOPSIS

In your Makefile.PL

 use Apache::Bootstrap 0.07;

 my $bootstrap;

 BEGIN {
    # check to make sure we have mod_perl 1 installed
    $bootstrap = Apache::Bootstrap->new({ mod_perl => 0 });

    # or check for mod_perl 2
    $bootstrap = Apache::Bootstrap->new({ mod_perl2 => '1.99022' });
 }

 # check for Apache::Test, return the installed version if exists
 my $has_apache_test = $bootstrap->check_for_apache_test();

 # see if mod_perl2 is installed (useful when both mp1 and mp2 are installed)
 my $mp_generation = $bootstrap->satisfy_mp_generation( 2 );

 unless ($mp_generation) {

     # no mod_perl2?  look for mod_perl 1
     $mp_generation = $bootstrap->satisfy_mp_generation( 1 );
 }

 # any mod_perl version will do
 $mp_generation = Apache::Bootstrap->satisfy_mp_generation();
 unless ( $mp_generation ) {
      warn( 'No mod_perl installation was found' )
 } else {
      warn( "mod_perl generation $mp_generation was found" );
 }

 # write the Makefile using a mod_perl version dependent build subsystem
 $bootstrap->WriteMakefile( %maker_options );

DESCRIPTION

Writing modules for mod_perl that work under both mod_perl and mod_perl2 is not fun.

This module is here to make that endeavour less painful. mod_perl2 is great, but a lot of users are still using mod_perl. Migrating to mod_perl2 while maintaining mod_perl compatibility isn't easy, and this module is here to make that transition as painless as possible.

METHODS

new()

 # try to find these versions of mod_perl, die if none are found
 $bootstrap = Apache::Bootstrap->new({
     mod_perl2 => 1.99022, # after mp2 renaming
     mod_perl  => 0,       # any verison of mp1
 });

These code checks to see if either mp1 or mp2 versions are present. One successful version check means that it returns a valid object.

mp_prereqs()

 returns the prerequisites for mod_perl versions in a hash reference

check_for_apache_test()

 $apache_test_version = Apache::Bootstrap->check_for_apache_test;

Returns the version of Apache::Test installed. Returns undefined if Apache::Test is not installed.

satisfy_mp_generation()

 # see if mod_perl2 is installed
 my $mp_generation = $bootstrap->satisfy_mp_generation( 2 );

 unless ($mp_generation) {

     # no mod_perl2?  look for mod_perl 1
     $mp_generation = $bootstrap->satisfy_mp_generation( 1 );
 }

 # any mod_perl version will do, check for mp2 first
 $mp_generation = $bootstrap->satisfy_mp_generation();
 unless ( $mp_generation ) {
     warn( 'No mod_perl installation was found' )
 } else {
     warn( "mod_perl generation $mp_generation was found" );
 }

apache_major_version()

 $apache_major_version = $bootstrap->apache_major_version;

The major version number of the target apache install

WriteMakefile()

 $bootstrap->write_makefile( %makefile_options );

Writes the makefile using the appropriate make engine depending on what mod_perl version is in use. Same API as ExtUtils::MakeMaker or ModPerl::BuildMM

AUTHOR

Fred Moyer <fred@redhotpenguin.com>

The mod_perl development team <dev at perl.apache.org> and numerous contributors.

This code was lifted from Apache::SizeLimit in an effort to make it useful to other modules such as Apache::Reload, Apache::Dispatch, any dual life Apache module.

BUGS

Please report bugs to the mod_perl development mailing list <dev at perl.apache.org>

cpanm Apache::Bootstrap

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install Apache::Bootstrap