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bruciebruce



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PostPosted: Tue 07 Nov '06 4:06    Post subject: Has anyone created a simple mod from scratch on win32? Reply with quote

I tried to get the default example mod_foo.c to work, but I get these link errors:

C:\atest\foo>apxs -c -i -a mod_foo.c
cl /nologo /MD /W3 /O2 /D WIN32 /D _WINDOWS /D NDEBUG -I"C:\Apache2\include"
/c /Fomod_foo.lo mod_foo.c
mod_foo.c
link kernel32.lib /nologo /subsystem:windows /dll /machine:I386 /libpath:"C:\Apa
che2\lib" /out:mod_foo.so mod_foo.lo
Creating library mod_foo.lib and object mod_foo.exp
mod_foo.lo : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__ap_rputs@8 referen
ced in function _foo_handler
mod_foo.lo : error LNK2019: unresolved external symbol __imp__ap_hook_handler@16
referenced in function _foo_register_hooks
mod_foo.so : fatal error LNK1120: 2 unresolved externals
apxs:Error: Command failed with rc=6291456


Can anyone steer me in the right direction?
My apache is set up for mod_so. I compiled Apache 2.2.3 on windows xp
at the command prompt, because using Express C++ was a nightmare.
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tdonovan
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Location: Milford, MA, USA

PostPosted: Tue 07 Nov '06 5:37    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you are using the apxs for Windows (from the Apache Lounge download area) - try adding the names of the Apache and APR libraries to your apxs command:
Code:
apxs -c -i -a mod_foo.c libapr-1.lib libaprutil-1.lib libapriconv-1.lib libhttpd.lib


The four libraries which start with "lib" are the ones you will most often need to build modules.
Quote:
Directory of C:\Apache2\lib\*.lib

09/28/2006 09:19a 1,377,454 apr-1.lib
09/28/2006 09:22a 1,245,064 aprutil-1.lib
09/28/2006 09:20a 93,360 libapr-1.lib
09/28/2006 09:20a 7,554 libapriconv-1.lib
09/28/2006 09:23a 52,002 libaprutil-1.lib
10/04/2006 07:25a 102,790 libhttpd.lib
09/28/2006 09:22a 441,982 xml.lib

If your module calls any functions named "XML_something", you may also need xml.lib.

-tom-
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bruciebruce



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PostPosted: Tue 07 Nov '06 5:47    Post subject: That seems to have done it! Reply with quote

Tom,

I just ran what you suggested. Here is the output:

C:\atest\foo>apxs -c -i -a mod_foo.c libapr-1.lib libaprutil-1.lib libapriconv-1
.lib libhttpd.lib
cl /nologo /MD /W3 /O2 /D WIN32 /D _WINDOWS /D NDEBUG -I"C:\Apache2\include"
/c /Fomod_foo.lo mod_foo.c
mod_foo.c
link kernel32.lib /nologo /subsystem:windows /dll /machine:I386 /libpath:"C:\Apa
che2\lib" /out:mod_foo.so mod_foo.lo libapr-1.lib libaprutil-1.lib libapricon
v-1.lib libhttpd.lib
Creating library mod_foo.lib and object mod_foo.exp
C:\Perl\bin\perl.EXE -MExtUtils::Command -e cp mod_foo.so C:\Apache2\modules
C:\Perl\bin\perl.EXE -MExtUtils::Command -e chmod 755 C:\Apache2\modules\mod_foo
.so
C:\Perl\bin\perl.EXE -MExtUtils::Command -e cp mod_foo.lib C:\Apache2\lib
C:\Perl\bin\perl.EXE -MExtUtils::Command -e chmod 755 C:\Apache2\lib\mod_foo.lib

[activating module `foo' in C:\Apache2\conf\httpd.conf][color=blue]


Thanks for the info. I would not have found these references otherwise!
Very Happy
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bruciebruce



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PostPosted: Tue 07 Nov '06 16:17    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi,

I spoke prematurely...I get this error now when I invoke httpd at the command prompt:

RuntimeError!
Program:c:\apache2\bin\httpd.exe

R6034
An application has made an attempt to load the C runtime library incorrectly.


In the directory c:\apache2\modules there is the file mod_foo.so
but there is no mod_foo.pdb file. All of the other *.so files have corresponding *.pdb files
What is with that? Do I need this pdb creature?

Also, mod_foo.lib now appears also in \apache2\lib.

I am not loading something...

Thanks again!
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bruciebruce



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PostPosted: Tue 07 Nov '06 16:28    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is error result after the windows error dialog disappears:

C:\>httpd
httpd: Syntax error on line 115 of C:/Apache2/conf/httpd.conf: Cannot load C:/Apache2/modules/mod_foo.so into server: A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed.
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Jorge



Joined: 12 Mar 2006
Posts: 376
Location: Belgium

PostPosted: Tue 07 Nov '06 18:06    Post subject: Reply with quote

bruciebruce wrote:

What is with that? Do I need this pdb creature?

pdb files contain debug information, you don't need them and i remove them from my system. And when i need to debug I use a different apache instant anyway.
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bruciebruce



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Location: On the beach in SoCal

PostPosted: Tue 07 Nov '06 19:06    Post subject: Reply with quote

I remember this error number from microsofty before when I was struggling
with the "regular" apache build. It had to do with the non-existence of a manifest file. I tried copying the mod_foo manifest to different locations in my apache tree but without any new results.
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tdonovan
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Posts: 611
Location: Milford, MA, USA

PostPosted: Tue 07 Nov '06 21:03    Post subject: Reply with quote

I suggest you try building modules/echo/mod_echo.c using the command
Code:
apxs -c -i -a mod_echo.c libapr-1.lib libaprutil-1.lib libapriconv-1.lib libhttpd.lib
and see if you have the same problem.

FYI - here are some directives to set up mod_echo on port 81 for connections from localhost
Code:
LoadModule echo_module        "modules/mod_echo.so"
<IfModule echo_module>
    Listen localhost:81
    <VirtualHost localhost:81>
        ProtocolEcho On
    </VirtualHost>
</IfModule>

To test mod_echo, you can use telnet to port 81. Each line you type should be echoed:
Quote:
C:\> telnet localhost 81
hello
goodbye
ctrl-] quit

C:\>


If mod_echo does not have the same problem, then it is probably something in your mod_foo code.
Is mod_foo your own code or did you download it from somewhere?

-tom-
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bruciebruce



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PostPosted: Tue 07 Nov '06 21:27    Post subject: Reply with quote

I will try what you suggested...

Here is how I generated mod_foo.c

apxs -g -n foo


to quote,

"Template Generation Options

-g
This generates a subdirectory name (see option -n) and there two files: A sample module source file named mod_name.c which can be used as a template for creating your own modules or as a quick start for playing with the apxs mechanism. And a corresponding Makefile for even easier build and installing of this module. "


Thx again!!
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bruciebruce



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PostPosted: Tue 07 Nov '06 21:49    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi again,

I get exactly the same error. I guess I should read up this stuff... Sad

C:\atest\echo>httpd
httpd: Syntax error on line 116 of C:/Apache2/conf/httpd.conf: Cannot load C:/Apache2/modules/mod_echo.so into server: A dynamic link library (DLL) initialization routine failed.
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Steffen
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PostPosted: Tue 07 Nov '06 22:36    Post subject: Reply with quote

There should be more info about the error in the windows Event Viewer.


Steffen
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bruciebruce



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Location: On the beach in SoCal

PostPosted: Tue 07 Nov '06 22:54    Post subject: Reply with quote

Steffen,

Nothing is either put into the application or system event viewer console after
this is invoked.

-B
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tdonovan
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PostPosted: Tue 07 Nov '06 23:36    Post subject: Reply with quote

Often that error means that mod_foo.so depends on a .dll which cannot be found.

If you have installed the Platform SDK, it has a Dependency Walker utility which is helpful for problems like this.
The default location for it is
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows Server 2003 R2\Bin\Depends.exe

You should
    make sure only the correct Apache /bin directory is in your PATH

    C:\> Depends.exe C:\Apache2\modules\mod_foo.so
to check which DLLs are required by mod_foo.so. Use F9 to show the full path of these DLLs.

You should expect to see libhttpd.dll and MSVCR80.dll as dependencies with a minimal module if you haven't added any code to it yet.

Hope this helps.
-tom-
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Steffen
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PostPosted: Tue 07 Nov '06 23:38    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do you use Visual c++ 2005 to build the mod ?

The Apache you are running is also build with Visual c++ 2005 ?


Steffen
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bruciebruce



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Location: On the beach in SoCal

PostPosted: Tue 07 Nov '06 23:44    Post subject: Reply with quote

Steffen,

I used the advice that I found here on your forum to build Apache 2.2.3 at the command prompt but had link problems within Express C++ (and so gave up on using the IDE).

This is XP Pro Bug Fix 2 (oops is that a Service Pack? (lol))
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bruciebruce



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Location: On the beach in SoCal

PostPosted: Tue 07 Nov '06 23:58    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tom,

That is some cool tool!

Those files you wanted are there. The only error involved a missing msjava.dll which I can't see as being relevant.

The bottom part of the screen said this:

Warning: At least one delay-load dependency module was not found.
Warning: At least one module has an unresolved import due to a missing export function in a delay-load dependent module.


But...these are just warnings.

Humm....
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bruciebruce



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Location: On the beach in SoCal

PostPosted: Wed 08 Nov '06 0:01    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tom,

Should I not be linking with the kernel32.lib or is this a lame question?

-B
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tdonovan
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PostPosted: Wed 08 Nov '06 15:12    Post subject: Reply with quote

msjava.dll? Yikes! Where did that come from?

Linking with kernel32.lib shouldn't cause any problems, but that Windows library is usually implicit - you shouldn't need to specify it directly.

A couple of possibilities:

    You have something in your PATH, LIB, or INCLUDE environment variables which causes this to be linked into mod_foo

    One of these variables included some software which uses a different version of the APR (Apache Portable Runtime) when you built mod_foo.

    Your PATH env var includes some software which uses a different version of the APR when you start httpd.exe.

My post Another set of VC++ 2005 command-line build instructions shows what should be in these vars when you build Apache (or when you build modules).
You won't need GnuWin32, MinGW, or NASM to build a module - but check that you don't have something else in there which is causing this dependency.

-tom-
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bruciebruce



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Location: On the beach in SoCal

PostPosted: Wed 08 Nov '06 20:25    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tom,

Here is my devel path that I used for building apache 2.2.3 and compiling mod_foo

Path=C:\Program Files\Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows Server 2003 R2\Bin;C:\P
rogram Files\Microsoft Platform SDK for Windows Server 2003 R2\Bin\WinNT;C:\Prog
ram Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visua
l Studio 8\VC\BIN;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\Tools;C:\Pr
ogram Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\SDK\v2.0\bin;C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Fram
ework\v2.0.50727;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\VC\VCPackages;C:\mas
m32\bin;C:\awk;C:\Perl\bin;C:\apps\php-5.1.6;C:\apps\jdk1.5.0_06\bin;C:\apps\Act
iveState Komodo 3.5\;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;C:\
Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\80\Tools\BINN;C:\apps\Python24;C:\apps\Django-0.91\django\bin;C:\devel\an
t\apache-ant-1.6.5\bin;C:\devel\clisp-2.39;C:\Apache2\bin;C:\apps\libtool\bin;C:
\Program Files\Novosoft\C2J\Bin;C:\devel\jwsdp-1.6\jwsdp-shared\bin;C:\devel\jws
dp-1.6\jwsdp-shared\bin;C:\devel\jwsdp-1.6\jwsdp-shared\bin;C:\apps\curl;


Here is my "normal" path that I use to invoke httpd

Path=C:\masm32\bin;C:\awk;C:\Perl\bin;C:\apps\php-5.1.6;C:\apps\jdk1.5.0_06\bin;
C:\apps\ActiveState Komodo 3.5\;C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System
32\Wbem;C:\Program Files\ATI Technologies\ATI Control Panel;C:\Program Files\Mic
rosoft SQL Server\80\Tools\BINN;C:\apps\Python24;C:\apps\Django-0.91\django\bin;
C:\devel\ant\apache-ant-1.6.5\bin;C:\devel\clisp-2.39;C:\Apache2\bin;C:\apps\lib
tool\bin;C:\Program Files\Novosoft\C2J\Bin;C:\devel\jwsdp-1.6\jwsdp-shared\bin;C
:\devel\jwsdp-1.6\jwsdp-shared\bin;C:\devel\jwsdp-1.6\jwsdp-shared\bin;C:\apps\c
url;

Both of these were gotten from a "set" at the command prompt (and not
by using the control panel...).
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bruciebruce



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PostPosted: Wed 08 Nov '06 20:46    Post subject: Reply with quote

I notice now that the manifests are different for httpd and mod_foo for the VC80 ... CRT file.

mod_foo.so.manifest :

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' standalone='yes'?>
<assembly xmlns='urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1' manifestVersion='1.0'>
<dependency>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity type='win32' name='Microsoft.VC80.CRT' version='8.0.50608.0' processorArchitecture='x86' publicKeyToken='1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b' />
</dependentAssembly>
</dependency>
</assembly>

and for httpd.exe.manifest

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8' standalone='yes'?>
<assembly xmlns='urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1' manifestVersion='1.0'>
<dependency>
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity type='win32' name='Microsoft.VC80.DebugCRT' version='8.0.50608.0' processorArchitecture='x86' publicKeyToken='1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b' />
</dependentAssembly>
</dependency>
</assembly>

Is this an "issue"?
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