mod_perl install with IBM HTTP server issues

[ARiccela]

I am working with a Linux box which has the latest IBM HTTP Server (v7.0) installed on it which is based off Apache 2.x. When I attempted to load mod_perl-2.0.4 via CPAN I got the following errors:

/usr/IBM/HTTPServer/bin/httpd: error while loading shared libraries: l
+ibaprutil-1.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or dir
+ectory
/usr/IBM/HTTPServer/bin/httpd: error while loading shared libraries: l
+ibaprutil-1.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or dir
+ectory
/usr/IBM/HTTPServer/bin/httpd: error while loading shared libraries: l
+ibaprutil-1.so.0: cannot open shared object file: No such file or dir
+ectory
[  error] You are using mod_perl response handlers
[  error] but do not have a mod_perl capable Apache.
+--------------------------------------------------------+
| Please file a bug report: http://perl.apache.org/bugs/ |
+--------------------------------------------------------+
make: *** [run_tests] Error 1
  GOZER/mod_perl-2.0.4.tar.gz
  /usr/bin/make test -- NOT OK
//hint// to see the cpan-testers results for installing this module, t
+ry:
  reports GOZER/mod_perl-2.0.4.tar.gz
Running make install
  make test had returned bad status, won't install without force
Failed during this command:
 GOZER/mod_perl-2.0.4.tar.gz                  : make_test NO

I did a quick search on the missing libraries and got

# find . -name httpd
./usr/lib64/httpd
./usr/IBM/HTTPServer/bin/httpd
./usr/lib/httpd
./etc/httpd
./var/log/httpd
# pwd
/
[root@racmqa /]# find . -name 'libaprutil-1.*'
./usr/lib64/libaprutil-1.so.0
./usr/lib64/libaprutil-1.so.0.2.7
./usr/lib64/libaprutil-1.la
./usr/lib64/libaprutil-1.so
./usr/IBM/HTTPServer/lib/libaprutil-1.so.0.2.12
./usr/IBM/HTTPServer/lib/libaprutil-1.so.0
./usr/IBM/HTTPServer/lib/libaprutil-1.la
./usr/IBM/HTTPServer/lib/libaprutil-1.so
#

So, I know the libraries are there, just not where mod_perl is looking for them. How do I direct the install towards those directories?

[Corion]

error while loading shared libraries: libaprutil-1.so.0: cannot open shared object file gives lots of links that point to you possibly not having set LD_LIBRARY_PATH correctly. Have you set it correctly? You may or may not have to restart Apache for this to take effect. Also, likely, LD_LIBRARY_PATH must be set by the user that starts Apache.

[almut]

Also, likely, LD_LIBRARY_PATH must be set by the user that starts Apache.

Apache (and I suppose the IBM variant, too) normally comes with a file envvars, that you can use to set variables like LD_LIBRARY_PATH. The file is located in the .../bin directory of the Apache installation, and is being sourced from the apachectl start script.

[ARiccela]

@almut-I did find the envvars file and it did have the LD_LIBRARY_PATH defined. But, upon reinstall I did export the path found in envvars after starting the server just to make sure:

export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/usr/IBM/HTTPServer/lib:/usr/IBM/HTTPServer/gs
+k7/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"

Install of mod_perl2 seemed to run fine, then got this prompt:

CPAN: YAML loaded ok (v0.68)

  CPAN.pm: Going to build G/GO/GOZER/mod_perl-2.0.4.tar.gz

no conflicting prior mod_perl version found - good.

Next we need to know where the 'apxs' script is located. 

Please provide a full path to 'apxs' executable
(press Enter if you don't have it installed):  /usr/IBM/HTTPServer/bin
+/apxs

Install continues, a whole boatload of script runs past my eyes but I catch the following:

LD_RUN_PATH="/usr/IBM/HTTPServer/lib:/lib64" gcc  -shared -O2 -g -pipe
+ -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param
+=ssp-buffer-size=4 -m64 -mtune=generic APR.o modperl_error.o modperl_
+bucket.o modperl_common_util.o modperl_common_log.o  -o ../../../blib
+/arch/auto/APR/APR.so        \
           -L/usr/IBM/HTTPServer/lib -laprutil-1 -ldl -lpthread -lexpa
+t -L/usr/IBM/HTTPServer/lib -L/usr/IBM/HTTPServer/lib -lapr-1 -lrt -l
+crypt -lpthread -ldl      \

/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/IBM/HTTPServer/lib/libaprutil-
+1.so when searching for -laprutil-1
/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/IBM/HTTPServer/lib/libaprutil-
+1.so when searching for -laprutil-1
/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/IBM/HTTPServer/lib/libaprutil-
+1.so when searching for -laprutil-1
/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/IBM/HTTPServer/lib/libexpat.so
+ when searching for -lexpat
/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/IBM/HTTPServer/lib/libexpat.so
+ when searching for -lexpat
/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/IBM/HTTPServer/lib/libexpat.so
+ when searching for -lexpat
/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/IBM/HTTPServer/lib/libapr-1.so
+ when searching for -lapr-1
/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/IBM/HTTPServer/lib/libapr-1.so
+ when searching for -lapr-1
/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible /usr/IBM/HTTPServer/lib/libapr-1.so
+ when searching for -lapr-1
chmod 755 ../../../blib/arch/auto/APR/APR.so
cp APR.bs ../../../blib/arch/auto/APR/APR.bs
...

And then of course at the end, install abends:

/usr/bin/perl -Iblib/arch -Iblib/lib \
        t/TEST -clean
[warning] setting ulimit to allow core files
ulimit -c unlimited; /usr/bin/perl /root/.cpan/build/mod_perl-2.0.4-mN
+k2wE/t/TEST -clean
APACHE_TEST_GROUP= APACHE_TEST_HTTPD= APACHE_TEST_PORT= APACHE_TEST_US
+ER= APACHE_TEST_APXS= \
        /usr/bin/perl -Iblib/arch -Iblib/lib \
        t/TEST -bugreport -verbose=0
[warning] setting ulimit to allow core files
ulimit -c unlimited; /usr/bin/perl /root/.cpan/build/mod_perl-2.0.4-mN
+k2wE/t/TEST -bugreport -verbose=0
[  error] You are using mod_perl response handlers
[  error] but do not have a mod_perl capable Apache.

Did you give it the correct source code that this server was built from? I believe I did point to the correct IBM directory for this. Looking at this problem I'm having, I have to ask is this an issue with Perl and the mod_perl2 install, or an IBM/Apached issue? Am I seeking help in the right forum? If not, I apologize, but do appreciate the help I've gotten here.

[perrin]

Did you give it the correct source code that this server was built from?