Topic: Apache process crashes with official Subversion binaries

[solsson]

Hello,

Does anyone else run into problems with the following two request to a Subversion repository?

C:\>svn lock http://localhost/repo/file.txt
--"svn: Lock request failed: 400 Bad Request (http://localhost)"

C:\>svn list --xml http://localhost/repo/locked-file.txt
-- Makes the Apache HTTP Server process crash if file is locked

On my WinXP, the commands fail on Apachelounge's Apache (2005 or 2008 doesn't matter) with the official Subversion binaries. Other subversion commands work. Using the binaries from apache.org, both commands work. The error log only says that the child process is restarted. Should I consider the official Subversion binaries unsupported by Apachelounge's Apache now that there is mod_dav_svn?

regards
/Staffan

[James Blond]

I'm running fine with 1.4.6 . I tried to updated to the newest download and it failed. I don't know what has been changed since than.

But the binary from apachelounge is running fine.

[tdonovan]

You must use the Apache Lounge download of Subversion (mod_dav_svn and mod_authz_svn) with Apache from Apache Lounge.
You can only use the official Subversion binaries with Apache from apache.org.

The reason is compiler incompatibilities. Apache from apache.org is built with Microsoft Visual C 6.0, as is the official Subversion download.
The Apache Lounge version of Apache is built using a more recent Microsoft compiler.

You can still use the binaries from the official download for all non-Apache-related actions, like command-line operations.

This post and this post have some details.

-tom-