Hi,
I am trying to build apache with everything, DSO style, except mod auth_dbm. my current config looks like this.

./configure --prefix=/opt/apache --with-layout=GNU --enable-shared=max --enable-module=most --disable-shared=auth_dbm

This does not work. Is there a way to make this work?

thank you,
Michael

"does not work" is a strong statement.... Does it sit on the couch all day? Is it hanging arround linuxquestions forums all the time ?

Since you have a really nice site in your signature, I propose your read this part: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-...html#beprecise, then come back and give some more specific details.

Hint: the output of your configure command would be a good start.

LOL!
Thank you for the humor in your reply. I'm sorry I should have been a bit more specific. What I want is all modules to be built except for mod auth_dbm. make gives a compile error. Here is the output from make when I do the config command "./configure --prefix=/opt/apache --with-layout=GNU --enable-shared=max --enable-module=most --disable-shared=auth_dbm".

It should not have auth_dbm at all.

########## Start make output #########
ar cr libmain.a alloc.o buff.o http_config.o http_core.o http_log.o http_main.o http_protocol.o http_request.o http_vhost.o util.o util_date.o util_script.o util_uri.o util_md5.o rfc1413.o
ranlib libmain.a
<=== src/main
===> src/lib
<=== src/lib
===> src/modules
===> src/modules/standard
gcc -c -I../../os/unix -I../../include -DLINUX=22 -DHAVE_SET_DUMPABLE -DNO_DBM_REWRITEMAP -DUSE_HSREGEX `../../apaci` mod_auth_dbm.c
mod_auth_dbm.c:41:18: error: ndbm.h: No such file or directory
mod_auth_dbm.c: In function ‘get_dbm_pw’:
mod_auth_dbm.c:109: error: ‘DBM’ undeclared (first use in this function)
mod_auth_dbm.c:109: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
mod_auth_dbm.c:109: error: for each function it appears in.)
mod_auth_dbm.c:109: error: ‘f’ undeclared (first use in this function)
mod_auth_dbm.c:110: error: ‘datum’ undeclared (first use in this function)
mod_auth_dbm.c:110: error: syntax error before ‘d’
mod_auth_dbm.c:113: error: ‘q’ undeclared (first use in this function)
mod_auth_dbm.c:127: error: ‘d’ undeclared (first use in this function)
make[4]: *** [mod_auth_dbm.o] Error 1
make[3]: *** [all] Error 1
make[2]: *** [subdirs] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/opt/download/apache_1.3.34/src'
make[1]: *** [build-std] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/download/apache_1.3.34'
make: *** [build] Error 2


######### End make Output #########

I posted on the apache list server but the only reply I got there was to not use auth_dbm. So that is why I used the config command the way that I did. Telling config "all mods except auth_dbm".

Here is my first config command without the except auth_dbm. "./configure --prefix=/opt/apache --with-layout=GNU --enable-shared=max --enable-module=most"
Here is the output from make with this config command.

######### Start make Output ############
gcc -c -I../../os/unix -I../../include -DLINUX=22 -DHAVE_SET_DUMPABLE -DNO_DBM_REWRITEMAP -DUSE_HSREGEX `../../apaci` -fpic -DSHARED_MODULE mod_auth_dbm.c && mv mod_auth_dbm.o mod_auth_dbm.lo
mod_auth_dbm.c:41:18: error: ndbm.h: No such file or directory
mod_auth_dbm.c: In function ‘get_dbm_pw’:
mod_auth_dbm.c:109: error: ‘DBM’ undeclared (first use in this function)
mod_auth_dbm.c:109: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
mod_auth_dbm.c:109: error: for each function it appears in.)
mod_auth_dbm.c:109: error: ‘f’ undeclared (first use in this function)
mod_auth_dbm.c:110: error: ‘datum’ undeclared (first use in this function)
mod_auth_dbm.c:110: error: syntax error before ‘d’
mod_auth_dbm.c:113: error: ‘q’ undeclared (first use in this function)
mod_auth_dbm.c:127: error: ‘d’ undeclared (first use in this function)
make[4]: *** [mod_auth_dbm.so] Error 1
make[3]: *** [all] Error 1
make[2]: *** [subdirs] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/opt/download/apache_1.3.34/src'
make[1]: *** [build-std] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/opt/download/apache_1.3.34'
make: *** [build] Error 2

########## End make Output ############

I hope this makes things a bit clearer and more specific. If you or anyone else knows how to get all mods working including auth_dbm, that would be great. I would still like to know how to do an "all mods except this mod" config for Apache. Just to know.

Versions:
Apache: 1.3.34
gcc: 4.0.2
Distro: Suse 10 Pro
kernel: 2.6.13-15.7-smp

thank you for your time.
Michael

This does not disable the auth_dbm module. It just tells not to build it as shared but to include it statically into the executable.

The error you get on your two attemps is then the same:

You are missing the header files for gdbm. On fedora core 3, the following should get you running:
Good luck.