Description of problem: Unsupported may be putting it lightly; mod_perl 1.99_16 is dead and buried: http://www.issociate.de/board/post/198947/%5BRELEASE_CANDIDATE%5D_mod_perl_2.0-RC5.html There were some last-minute significant API changes in mod_perl 2 which happened after mod_perl 1.99_16. As a result, some CPAN Apache:: modules will not work properly with 1.99_16. Mod Perl 2.0.0 has been out since June and is pending a press release in the near future. Centos should upgrade to mod_perl 2.0.1 (released June 17) to allow users and downstream rpm repositories to upgrade to the latest compatible CPAN Apache:: modules. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.0.1 How reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Check latest mod_perl version in RHEL 4/Centos (yum search mod_perl) 2. Uh-oh, it's 1.99_16 - that's unsupported and dead
Hmm.. that should be s/Centos/RedHat/.
Due to the API changes since _16 in the mod_perl 2.00 release, that version will not be included until the next release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Red Hat does not currently plan to provide a resolution for this in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux update for currently deployed systems. With the goal of minimizing risk of change for deployed systems, and in response to customer and partner requirements, Red Hat takes a conservative approach when evaluating changes for inclusion in maintenance updates for currently deployed products. The primary objectives of update releases are to enable new hardware platform support and to resolve critical defects. Third-party packagers may have a mod_perl 2.00 build available.
As a paying customer, I can tell you that having 1.99_16 as your mod_perl is absolutely PATHETIC. I'm trying update an OOOLD web server (Redhat 5.2 and still working, mostly), and the mod_perl in RHEL is some sort of frankenstein stitched together out of mod_perl 1.0 and mod_perl 2.0 APIs. The documentation on the net is useless, the code is buggy. You could help us out more by just removing it entirely and telling us to go get the tarball and install it ourselves. Here's the worst part. I trusted you. I did rpm -qa | grep mod_perl, found it was installed and TRUSTED you guys to have not put a buggy piece of crap into your PRODUCTION operating system. Strange decision making process. My entitlements need to be renewed in 30 days, not sure if I should bother. Just my rant after wasting 4 hours on this.