Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] t/lib-httpd: load mod_unixd

From: Jeff King <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2015 05:09:14 +0200

On Thu, Apr 09, 2015 at 11:27:49AM +0200, Michael J Gruber wrote:

> In my case (apache 2.4, fedora 21), t/lib-http.sh failed to start the
> web server, so the tests above would (succeed trivially but) not run.
> 
> Maybe debian is using an apache default config that has mod_unixd built
> in, to ease the transition from apache 2.2? Many were bitten by these
> new requirements after the switch to 2.4, and some distros may have
> worked around that.

Yes, this is exactly it. On my Debian system:

  $ apache2 -l
  Compiled in modules:
    core.c
    mod_so.c
    mod_watchdog.c
    http_core.c
    mod_log_config.c
    mod_logio.c
    mod_version.c
    mod_unixd.c

> Do your tests run with this patch applied?

Yes. I think your patch is fine, as the IfModule means we handle both
the built-in and dynamic cases.

-Peff