Bug 2386875

Summary: apr-1-config duplicated in /usr/sbin with different output
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Vladimír Chlup <vchlup>
Component: aprAssignee: Luboš Uhliarik <luhliari>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
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Version: 42CC: bojan, jorton, luhliari, mturk
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Description Vladimír Chlup 2025-08-06 14:51:06 UTC
On Fedora 42 when I install apr-devel, an apr-1-config script gets installed to /usr/bin as in the previous Fedora 41, but also additionally to /usr/sbin.

These two variants differ in output:

`/usr/bin/apr-1-config --includedir` outputs `/usr/include/apr-1`

but

`/usr/sbin/apr-1-config --includedir` outputs `/usr/sbin/apr-1-config//usr/include/apr-1`

The variant that gets used depends on `PATH` (I discovered this when my fedora:42 docker image failed to compile httpd because of missing apr because `which apr-1-config` returned the second variant. My VM worked fine, because the first variant got used.).

It seems there are two issues:  

1) the script gets installed to /usr/sbin (a change from fedora 41, might be related to /usr/(s)bin merge, but frankly I don't understand how this happens) – imho it should be only in /usr/bin (or at least the output should not differ)

2) the script detects a cross compilation and that's why the output is different (probably an issue for the upstream apr)


If there is any additional info needed, please let me know.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. run dnf install apr-devel
2. execute `/usr/bin/apr-1-config --includedir`
3. execute `/usr/sbin/apr-1-config --includedir`
Actual Results:
step 2 outputs /usr/include/apr-1
step 3 outputs /usr/sbin/apr-1-config//usr/include/apr-1

Expected Results:
step 2 outputs /usr/include/apr-1
step 3 outputs /usr/include/apr-1 OR bash: /usr/sbin/apr-1-config: No such file or directory

Comment 1 Joe Orton 2025-08-07 15:59:34 UTC
Fix in https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/apr/pull-request/6

Comment 2 Vladimír Chlup 2025-08-08 13:51:39 UTC
Can confirm it works.

[root@7b896ef66c42 /]# /usr/sbin/apr-1-config --includedir
/usr/include/apr-1
[root@7b896ef66c42 /]# /usr/bin/apr-1-config --includedir
/usr/include/apr-1

Thank you.

Comment 3 Joe Orton 2025-08-12 07:40:29 UTC
Package: apr-1.7.6-3.fc43
Build: https://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=2789697

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2025-08-12 08:04:50 UTC
FEDORA-2025-04dfcc0185 (apr-1.7.6-3.fc42) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 42.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-04dfcc0185

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2025-08-13 00:59:03 UTC
FEDORA-2025-04dfcc0185 has been pushed to the Fedora 42 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2025-04dfcc0185`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-04dfcc0185

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 6 Fedora Update System 2025-08-15 01:04:08 UTC
FEDORA-2025-04dfcc0185 (apr-1.7.6-3.fc42) has been pushed to the Fedora 42 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.