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From Marc Slemko <>
Subject more updated status
Date Mon, 17 Feb 1997 11:37:07 GMT
I think I have updated everything, but it's 0430 and I'm starting to
think about bed...

It is looking like a beta being rolled Wed/released Thurs may work. 
Comments from whoever will actually do it? 

1.2b7 status as of Mon Feb 17 04:33:56 MST 1997:

  * Committed since 1.2b6:
	* FIN_WAIT_2 page to documentation
	* mod_info corruption bug
	* mod_rewrite sizeof() bug
	* allow keepalive on 304 responses
	* full headers on 2xx or 3xx status
	* fix extra CRLF -> buffers not flushed problem
	* output all HTTP/1.1 header fields on responses
	* mod_info bug fix for if sizeof(char) != 1, not that that can
	* fix for Rlimit* giving a SEGV when given only one argument
	* mod_rewrite update
	* suexec free()ing memory while still needed
	* httpd_monitor now understands current scoreboard format
	* tweak byteserving code to work around Netscape bug (PDF plugin)
	* autocreate Makefile in support directory
	* be sure to kill timeout in util_script
	* Bad handling of lang_index == -1 in is_variant_better()
	* handle_multi() doesn't return content_language of negotiated file (breaks old code).
	* directory redirect now returns 302  instead of 301
	* fix util_snprintf and unsigned ints on Alpha
	* fix conflicting definitions for is_proxy_available
	* fix problem with mod_cgi generated internal redirects trying
	  to read the request message-body twice.
	* reduce timeout on lingering close and remove blocked read
	* add content-length header to multipart/byterange responses
	* HI-UX patch
	* chunked encoding performance improvements
	* Dean's other perf improvements
	* suexec fixes (NFS, portability, array overrun)
	* fix mod_status display
	* log errors from call_exec
	* fix core dump when documentroot is CGI
	* use pfopen/pfclose in mod_asis and http_core
	* fix SEGV if r->per_dir_config not initialized
	* A/UX and SCO3 timeval cleanups
	* fix CGI outputting Location
	* remove unused pcalloc in call_exec
	* don't disable Nagle if no TCP_NODELAY
        * core dump in sub_req_lookup_file() if invalid directive in .htaccess 
	* stop vbprintf dereferencing null pointers
	* reduce default timeout to 300 seconds.
	* add strerr prototype
	* infinite loop in mod_imap due to parsing bug
	* Roy's fixes to main loop & lingering_close
	* output buffering for mod_include
	* regex -Wall cleanup
	* Dean's rfc2068 fixes
	* satisfy fix
	* escaping '{' in SSI
	* IRIX -Wall warnings

Agenda for 1.2b7-dev

Need to be done before 1.2b7 (in the very biased opinion of Marc): (1.2b7
could ship without some of these, but if we want to try to make 1.2b7
close to the last beta before 1.2...)

  * Roy's tiny changes to main child loop, lingering close
	Status: +1 Marc

  * let's fix the Solaris 2.6 and HPUX getwd junk the right way.  
    Either get rid of the (one) call to getwd or use ap_getwd and 
    #define it appropriately in conf.h  (PR#89,153)
	Status: Unless someone beats him to it (hint, hint) Marc
	will make patch to get rid of getwd() in mod_include.c entirely.
	This is a small change but has caused enough hassle that we 
	should just get rid of it.

  * server can hang on HUP
	don't like the alternatives.
	New Status: Marc will rewrite to either use signals to cut the
	wait short or an exponential select() timer and keep checking
	if it has exited.  Although this has been a long-standing 
	Apache problem and signals _should_ be reliable (no?), it
	would be a shame not to fix it now that it is so close.

  * Alexei's MSIE + byterange patch
	Status: +1 Paul, Ben, Jim.  Just needs someone to commit.

Would be good if is done:

  * Marc has changed his mind and wants to have a check to be sure
    the server.  The posting in bugtraq only highlites the problem.
    Is it too late?  Needs override.  See NCSA code for sample implem.

  * proxy cleanups???  Last I knew Chuck had some patches but they
    weren't committed?  Really should do something before the next
    beta, at least for the obvious things like SO_DEBUG.

  * redo lingering_close to check for old sockets to close out before
    accept() in child.  
	Status: Marc will look into; not overly hopeful, but if it 
	looks reasonably workable it would be a good thing(tm) before 
	the next beta.

  * fixing server-generated HTML [Ken]
	Status: Chuck +1
		Dean, Marc +1 for the <HTML> additions, but not the DOCTYPE
	New status: Ken will repost with changes

    doesn't work anymore. It passes THREE arguments
    ONE argument ("args with spaces"). []  
    aren't recognized as escape chars.
	Status: Ben posted patch; doesn't love it, but fixes it.
		+1 Roy, Marc

	and what is the main server, resulting in access to something
	other than the name defined in the virtualhost directive (but
	with the same IP address) failing.  
			since it is likely not technically a bug.

	New status: Dean posted patch, Ben +1-but-hasn't tested, may
		or may not be whole problem, Randy +1.

  * 3 seconds delay in CGI execution on SunOS 4.x, see PR 122
       Status: no patch.
       Info: Pages containing script output show up with a delay of 3
             seconds (there was no such delay in Apache 1.1.1). 
             [] tracked the problem down to
             source file alloc.c, function free_proc_chain. This function
             contains a conditional call to sleep(3), which causes the delay.

       for (p = procs; p; p = p->next) {
          if (p->kill_how == kill_after_timeout) {
            /* Subprocess may be dead already.  Only need the timeout if not. */
            if (kill (p->pid, SIGTERM) != -1)  
              need_timeout = 1;
          } else if (p->kill_how == kill_always) {
            kill (p->pid, SIGKILL);
        /* Sleep only if we have to... */
        if (need_timeout) sleep (3);

        [RobH: So CGI included as SSI hangs around for longer and needs
               to be SIGTERM'ed.  Why?]

        [Roy: note also that a call to sleep will blow-out any other timeout]

Ain't gonna happen before 1.2b7 unless magic happens:

  * multiviews not behaving properly with path info (PR#40)

  * docs for force-response-1.0?

    of patch
    Message-ID: <>

    he gets a chance.


  * possible proxy timeout problem [rasmus]

  * Questionable performace of  mod_dir() with negotiation
  * invoke_handler() doesn't handle mime arguments in content-type

  * Memory hog in handle_multi()

  * Variant list in r->notes is deleted if request is comming through mod_dir()

  * handle_multi() doesn't copy request headers for negotiated request

  * If start twice, overwrites the PID file PR#152

    security risks and compromises discussed
	Status: I think Randy said something about doing it at one point,
		but no one can write what  I think should be there better
		than me, if I ever have time.  Randy says he thinks 
		Jason is perhaps doing them.

  * redirect of index file causes SEGV [Marc]
	it work properly.
	See also: Message-ID: <>

  * 64-bit issues; general cleanup, sizeof(void *) != sizeof(int)

    respawning new children after MaxRequestsPerChild has been reached."

  * mod_proxy returns incorrect results when given a 'Location:'
    redirect (PR#137)

  * error compiling on NeXT:
	In file included from http_main.c:108:

	Status: unknown, NeXT versions may be hell to figure out

  * Marc says Apache won't compile with HAVE_SNPRINTF defined as things
    are now because not everything includes conf.h.
       Status: Fix it when we have a platform which has snprintf.  Jim
	will look at; perhaps just include conf.h everywhere

  * new header_parse API hook is called too often
       Status: RobH posted patch, had second thoughts.  He
       suggests that mod_browser be optimised by detecting if it has been
       called already and returning early if it has.
	Roy says see also the suggestion by Doug MacEachern regarding
	addition of is_main_request() test so that any module can avoid this.

  * SO_DEBUG in proxy_ftp.c may not be portable, see PR 116, 104
       Status: Chuck says it is a leftover, will fix

Planning/design items:

      like to see it all in CVS, but not necessarily distributed
      with Apache.  
      Roy says: It would be nice if all of the non-archive parts
      of the project tree were in a separate cvs module -- it would
      sure make updating Hyperreal a lot easier (and safer).

    * should perhaps start to think about exactly how we want to 
      Include in distribution?

Contrib stuff / future:

    * Chris Adams <> patch to mod_log_config to add %m
      and %c.

    * "Large groups cause authentication errors" on FreeBSD
      []; problem looks to be MAX_STRING_LEN buffer
      in groups_for_user.  

  * mod_log_config patch for conditional logging
	Status: contrib, not in server


  * Ed has an updated patch for limiting connections per IP

  * mod_include is still slow.

  * Some mirrors are out-of-date, Brian will investigate

  * add some setlocale stuff?

  * update bug report page to not have email form
		reposted with changes.  Needs input from people handling
		current bug reports.
	New status: reposted, still need input from people handling bug
		reports via mail right now.  

  * status module available from .htaccess files; Ken posted patch

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