1 APACHE 2.4 STATUS: -*- mode: text; coding: utf-8 -*-
2 Last modified at [$Date$]
4 The current version of this file can be found at:
6 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x/STATUS
8 Documentation status is maintained separately and can be found at:
10 * docs/STATUS in this source tree, or
11 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x/docs/STATUS
13 The current development branch of this software can be found at:
15 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/trunk
17 Consult the following STATUS files for information on related projects:
19 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/apr/apr/trunk/STATUS
20 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/apr/apr/branches/1.4.x/STATUS
21 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/apr/apr-util/branches/1.4.x/STATUS
22 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/apr/apr/branches/1.5.x/STATUS
23 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/apr/apr-util/branches/1.5.x/STATUS
25 Patches considered for backport are noted in their branches' STATUS:
27 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.0.x/STATUS
28 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.2.x/STATUS
29 * http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpd/httpd/branches/2.4.x/STATUS
34 [NOTE that x.{odd}.z versions are strictly Alpha/Beta releases,
35 while x.{even}.z versions are Stable/GA releases.]
37 2.4.26 : In development.
38 2.4.25 : Tagged on December 16, 2016. Released on December 21, 2016.
39 2.4.24 : Tagged on December 16, 2016, not released.
40 2.4.23 : Tagged on June 30, 2016. Released on July 05, 2016.
41 2.4.22 : Tagged on June 20, 2016, not released.
42 2.4.21 : Tagged on June 16, 2016, not released.
43 2.4.20 : Tagged on April 4, 2016. Released on April 11, 2016.
44 2.4.19 : Tagged on March 21, 2016, not released.
45 2.4.18 : Tagged on December 8, 2015. Released on December 14, 2015.
46 2.4.17 : Tagged on October 9, 2015. Released October 13, 2015.
47 2.4.16 : Tagged on July 9, 2015. Released July 15, 2015
48 2.4.15 : Tagged on June 19, 2015. Not released.
49 2.4.14 : Tagged on June 11, 2015. Not released.
50 2.4.13 : Tagged on June 4, 2015. Not released.
51 2.4.12 : Tagged on January 22, 2015. Released Jan 29, 2015
52 2.4.11 : Tagged on January 15, 2015. Not released.
53 2.4.10 : Tagged on July 15, 2014. Released July 21, 2014
54 2.4.9 : Tagged on March 13, 2014. Released on March 17, 2014
55 2.4.8 : Tagged on March 11, 2014. Not released.
56 2.4.7 : Tagged on November 19, 2013. Released on Nov 25, 2013
57 2.4.6 : Tagged on July 15, 2013. Released July, 22, 2013
58 2.4.5 : Tagged on July 11, 2013, not released.
59 2.4.4 : Tagged on February 18, 2013. Released Feb 25, 2013
60 2.4.3 : Tagged on August 17, 2012. Released Aug 18, 2012
61 2.4.2 : Tagged on April 5, 2012. Released Apr 17, 2012.
62 2.4.1 : Tagged on February 13, 2012. Released Feb 21, 2012.
63 2.4.0 : Tagged on January 16, 2012, not released.
64 2.3.16 : Tagged on December 15, 2011.
65 2.3.15 : Tagged on November 8, 2011. Released Nov. 15, 2011.
66 2.3.14 : Tagged on August 1, 2011. Released Aug. 9, 2011.
67 2.3.13 : Tagged on June 28, 2011, not released.
68 2.3.12 : Tagged on May 11, 2011. Released May 23, 2011.
69 2.3.11 : Released as Beta on March 7, 2011.
70 2.3.10 : Tagged on December 13, 2010. Released Dec 21, 2010.
71 2.3.9 : Tagged on November 23, 2010, not released.
72 2.3.8 : Tagged on August 24, 2010.
73 2.3.7 : Tagged on August 19, 2010, not released.
74 2.3.6 : Released on June 21, 2010.
75 2.3.5 : Released on January 26, 2010.
76 2.3.4 : Released on December 8, 2009.
77 2.3.3 : Tagged on November 11, 2009, not released.
78 2.3.2 : Tagged on March 23, 2009, not released.
79 2.3.1 : Tagged on January 2, 2009, not released.
80 2.3.0 : Tagged on December 6, 2008, not released.
82 Contributors looking for a mission:
84 * Just do an egrep on "TODO" or "XXX" in the source.
86 * Review the bug database at: http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/
88 * Review the "PatchAvailable" bugs in the bug database:
90 https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&product=Apache+httpd-2&keywords=PatchAvailable
92 After testing, you can append a comment saying "Reviewed and tested".
94 * Open bugs in the bug database.
96 * See also the STATUS file in the docs/ directory, which lists documentation-specific TODO items.
99 CURRENT RELEASE NOTES:
101 * Forward binary compatibility is expected of Apache 2.4.x releases, such
102 that no MMN major number changes will occur after 2.4.1. Such changes can
103 only be made in the trunk.
105 * All commits to branches/2.4.x must be reflected in SVN trunk,
106 as well, if they apply. Logical progression is commit to trunk
107 then merge into branches/2.4.x, as applicable.
109 * Current exceptions for RTC for this branch:
114 . non-Unix, single-platform code
116 RELEASE SHOWSTOPPERS:
118 *) mod_proxy_hcheck: Ensure thread-safety when concurrent healthchecks are
119 in use (ProxyHCTPsize > 0). PR 60071.
120 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1779573
121 2.4.x patch: trunk works (modulo CHANGES)
124 *) PR 60576: 2.4.21 broke PHP-FPM with the patch to strip the bogus "proxy://"
125 prefix from SCRIPT_FILENAME. We need to revert to the previous behavior
126 ASAP to avoid any further hurdles with FCGI implementations while we figure
128 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1780328
129 http://svn.apache.org/r1780329
130 http://svn.apache.org/r1781329
131 http://svn.apache.org/r1782164
132 http://svn.apache.org/r1782166
133 http://svn.apache.org/r1782193
134 http://svn.apache.org/r1778350
135 http://svn.apache.org/r1781329
136 http://svn.apache.org/r1782194
137 http://svn.apache.org/r1782323
138 http://svn.apache.org/r1782418
139 http://svn.apache.org/r1782419
140 http://svn.apache.org/r1782482
141 http://svn.apache.org/r1782532
142 http://svn.apache.org/r1788040
143 2.4.x patch: http://home.apache.org/~jim/patches/mod_proxy_fcgi-v3.patch
144 + http://svn.apache.org/r1788040
145 +1: jim, covener, jchampion
146 jchampion: holding off on promotion for an answer to jailletc36's ML
147 question regarding `ProxyFCGIBackendType PHP-FPM`
148 covener: added http://svn.apache.org/r1788040
150 PATCHES ACCEPTED TO BACKPORT FROM TRUNK:
151 [ start all new proposals below, under PATCHES PROPOSED. ]
154 PATCHES PROPOSED TO BACKPORT FROM TRUNK:
155 [ New proposals should be added at the end of the list ]
157 *) mod_proxy, mod_ssl: Handle SSLProxy* directives in <Proxy> sections,
158 allowing per backend TLS configuration.
159 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1740928
160 http://svn.apache.org/r1740960
161 http://svn.apache.org/r1740967
162 http://svn.apache.org/r1740987
163 http://svn.apache.org/r1740998
164 http://svn.apache.org/r1742697
165 http://svn.apache.org/r1756976
166 http://svn.apache.org/r1781313
167 2.4.x patch: http://home.apache.org/~ylavic/patches/httpd-2.4.x-r1740928_and_co-v3.patch
170 *) mod_ssl: work around leaks on (graceful) restart.
171 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1781187
172 http://svn.apache.org/r1781190
173 http://svn.apache.org/r1781312
174 2.4.x patch: http://home.apache.org/~ylavic/patches/httpd-2.4.x-mod_ssl-restart_leaks-v2.patch
175 +1: ylavic, jim, wrowe
177 *) mod_proxy_hcheck: Don't validate timed out responses.
178 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1779574
179 http://svn.apache.org/r1779623
180 2.4.x patch: trunk works *after r1779573 above* (modulo CHANGES)
183 *) mod_ssl: backport fix for PR 46037
184 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1781575
185 http://svn.apache.org/r1781577
186 http://svn.apache.org/r1781580
187 http://svn.apache.org/r1781687
188 http://svn.apache.org/r1783305
189 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~jfclere/patches/patch.46037.txt
191 wrowe asks: Can we capitalize Verify in SSLOCSPNoverify to keep
194 *) mod_cache: Fix a regression in 2.4.25 for the forward proxy case by
195 computing and using the same entity key according to when the cache
196 checks, loads and saves the request. PR 60577.
197 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1783842
198 2.4.x patch: trunk works (modulo CHANGES)
201 *) mod_proxy_hcheck: Honor checks in Vhosts
202 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1784203
203 http://svn.apache.org/r1784205
204 http://svn.apache.org/r1784227
205 http://svn.apache.org/r1784228
206 http://svn.apache.org/r1784275
207 http://svn.apache.org/r1785871
208 http://svn.apache.org/r1786009
209 2.4.x patch: trunk works *after r1779573 above* (modulo CHANGES)
210 FULL hcheck patch: http://home.apache.org/~jim/patches/httpd2.4-hcheck.patch
211 (includes all hcheck related patches, including showstopper)
214 *) mod_autoindex: Add IndexOptions UseOldDateFormat to allow the date
215 format from 2.2 in the Last Modified column. PR60846.
216 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1787525
217 http://svn.apache.org/r1787553
218 2.4.x patch: trunk works
220 wrowe notes: strncasecmp copy-paste error (should be strcasecmp), the
221 strn flavor was only for 'flag=' prefixes
223 *) mod_proxy: Allow the per-request environment variable "no-proxy" to
224 be used as an alternative to ProxyPass /path !. This is primarily
225 to set exceptions for ProxyPass specified in <Location> context.
226 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1781328
227 2.4.x patch: trunk works
229 jailletc36: compatibility note is missing
231 *) core: %{DOCUMENT_URI} used in nested SSI expressions should point to the
232 URI originally requsted by the user, not the nested documents URI. This
233 restores the behavior of this variable to match the "legacy" SSI parser.
235 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1780095
236 2.4.x patch: trunk works
239 *) core: EBCDIC fixes for interim responses with additional headers.
240 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1777354
241 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~covener/patches/ebcdic-interim.diff
244 *) core: Add %{REMOTE_PORT} to the expression parser. PR59938
245 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1776459
246 2.4.x patch: trunk works
248 jailletc36: compatibility note is missing
250 [ New entried should be added at the START of the list ]
252 PATCHES/ISSUES THAT ARE BEING WORKED
254 *) mod_brotli: Backport of mod_brotli filter
255 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1761714
256 http://svn.apache.org/r1762512
257 http://svn.apache.org/r1762515
258 http://svn.apache.org/r1771791
259 http://svn.apache.org/r1779077
260 http://svn.apache.org/r1779091
261 http://svn.apache.org/r1779699
262 2.4.x patch: http://home.apache.org/~jim/patches/brotli-2.4.patch
264 -1: wrowe (Premature, waiting on github.com/google/brotli 0.6 release)
265 NOTE: Awaiting next release post 0.5.2
267 *) mod_remoteip: Add PROXY protocol support
268 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1776575
269 http://svn.apache.org/r1776578 (doc fix)
270 http://svn.apache.org/r1776627 (shortened name + doc fix)
271 http://svn.apache.org/r1776674 (attribution moved to CHANGES)
272 http://svn.apache.org/r1776740 (attribution updated in mod_remotip.c)
273 http://svn.apache.org/r1778268 (fix compiler warning)
274 http://svn.apache.org/r1780725 (set buckets aside)
275 http://svn.apache.org/r1781030 (fix strict GCC warning)
276 http://svn.apache.org/r1781031 (reference the filter by handle)
277 http://svn.apache.org/r1781701 (rework optional processing case)
278 2.4 convenience patch (includes CHANGES):
279 http://people.apache.org/~druggeri/patches/RemoteIPProxyProtocol.2.4.x.patch
281 -0.5: wrowe (Still reviewing support of unwise 'optional' schema vs. other
282 possibile solves; questioning reading-but-ignoring PROXY
283 protocol input, also seems unwise)
285 *) mod_ssl: Return 502 instead of 500 when SSL peer check or
286 proxy_post_handshake hook fails.
287 Trunk patch: r1645529 (works)
288 2.4.x patch which adds CHANGES: https://emptyhammock.com/media/downloads/r1645529-to-2.4.x.txt
290 ylavic: there may be missing bits, see thread for commit r1736510.
292 *) core: Drop an invalid Last-Modified header value coming
293 from a (F)CGI script instead of replacing it with Unix epoch.
294 Warn the users about Last-Modified header value replacements
295 and violations of the RFC.
296 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1748379
297 http://svn.apache.org/r1750747
298 http://svn.apache.org/r1750749
299 http://svn.apache.org/r1750953
300 http://svn.apache.org/r1751138
301 http://svn.apache.org/r1751139
302 http://svn.apache.org/r1751147
303 http://svn.apache.org/r1757818
304 2.4.x: trunk patches work, final view:
305 http://home.apache.org/~elukey/httpd-2.4.x-core-last_modified_tz_logging.patch
306 The problem has been discussed in dev@ extensively but we did not reach a common
307 agreement about how to proceed in the long term. While we wait, I would really like
308 to introduce useful logs for the users (the starting point of this change was a users@
309 email thread). If this is not the right way to go I will move the patch to other
310 sections of STATUS (stalled or being worked).
311 The code has been tested with a simple PHP script returning different Last-Modified
312 headers (GMT now, GMT now Europe/Paris, GMT tomorrow, GMT yesterday, PST now).
315 *) http: Don't remove the Content-Length of zero from a HEAD response if
316 it comes from an origin server, module or script. Allow the previous
317 behaviour (for legacy/buggy modules only, not origin) by also backporting
318 the HttpContentLengthHeadZero directive (and also HttpExpectStrict which
319 comes for free with the same commit).
320 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1554303
321 http://svn.apache.org/r1678215
322 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~ylavic/httpd-2.4.x-preserve_head_cl_zero.patch
324 ylavic: r1554303 issued a major MMN bump, but since the ABI change is two
325 ints added at the end of core_server_config, the proposed merge
326 does a minor bump only.
327 minfrin: Two new directives need to be documented.
329 * mod_proxy_http: Don't establish or reuse a backend connection before pre-
330 fetching the request body, so to minimize the delay between it is supposed
331 to be alive and the first bytes sent: this is a best effort to prevent the
332 backend from closing because of idle or keepalive timeout in the meantime.
333 Also, handle a new "proxy-flushall" environment variable which allows to
334 flush any forwarded body data immediately. PR 56541+37920.
335 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1656259
336 http://svn.apache.org/r1656359 (CHANGES entry)
337 2.4.x patch: trunk works (modulo CHANGES, docs/log-message-tags)
339 -0: jim: This seems to be a hit to normal performance, to handle an
340 error and/or non-normal condition. The pre-fetch is
341 expensive, and is always done, even before we know that
342 the backend is available to rec' it. I understand the
343 error described, but is the fix actually worth it (plus
344 it seems to allow for a DDoS vector).
345 ylavic: It seems to me that the problem is real since we reuse the
346 connection before prefetching 16K (either controlled by the
347 client, or by an input filter), we currently always prefetch
348 these bytes already. Regarding performance I don't see any
349 difference (more cycles) compared with the current code.
350 However I think I failed to rebuild the header_brigade when
351 the proxy loop is retried (ping), so I need to rework this.
352 Do you think we'd better remove the prefetch, or maybe just
353 make it nonblocking (by default)?
354 jim: Non-blocking seems the best way to handle...
356 * mod_dav: Allow other modules to become providers and add ACLs
357 to the DAV response. Requires a release of apr-util v1.6.
358 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1748322
359 2.4.x: trunk works modulo CHANGES/MMN
361 rpluem asks: Will this compile with apr-util < v1.6 and keep
362 mod_dav working (without the new features of the patch of course)?
363 I doubt that we will require apr-util 1.6 for the lifetime of 2.4.x
364 (see the discussion around ap_cstr_casecmp[n] an apr 1.6)
365 minfrin: Yes, as you can see in the patch everything applies only
366 if APR_XML_X2T_PARSED is defined, and the patch was tested with
367 both apr-util v1.6 and apr-util v1.5.
368 -1: jorton, breaks binary backwards compat per dev@ discuss
369 msgid <20160902120654.GA12674@redhat.com>
370 (& also, making the structure change with apr-util version
371 means it breaks binary compat across an apr-util upgrade?)
373 * Support PCRE2 (10.x) in place of PCRE (8.x).
374 Submitted by: wrowe, Petr Pisar [ppisar redhat.com]
376 http://svn.apache.org/r1773454
377 http://svn.apache.org/r1773741
378 http://svn.apache.org/r1773742
379 http://svn.apache.org/r1773839
380 http://svn.apache.org/r1773870
381 http://svn.apache.org/r1773882
382 wrowe notes that the current code is too inefficient, owing to the fact
383 that the ovector is a required allocation and is no longer allocated on
384 the stack, by design. The correct fix is an apr userdata allocation on
385 the appropriate pool, which would be thread-safe, but the actual API of
386 ap_regexec[_len]() offers us no pool. We cannot associate that pool with
387 the ap_regex_t, because a single regex may be used by many threads in
388 parallel and is not thread-safe beyond initialization.
389 So the only fix allowing us to use PCRE 10 in httpd 2.4 would be to write
390 this as a thread safe storage buffer for the majority of cases (<10 $args)
391 and we don't have a portable tls mechanism to do so.
394 PATCHES/ISSUES THAT ARE STALLED
396 * core: Add ap_errorlog_provider to make ErrorLog logging modular. This
397 backport keeps syslog logging as part of httpd core and only adds
398 API to allow other modules to be used for error logging.
399 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1525597
400 http://svn.apache.org/r1525664
401 http://svn.apache.org/r1525845
402 http://svn.apache.org/r1527003
403 http://svn.apache.org/r1527005
404 http://svn.apache.org/r1532344
405 http://svn.apache.org/r1539988
406 http://svn.apache.org/r1541029
407 http://svn.apache.org/r1543979
408 http://svn.apache.org/r1544156
409 http://svn.apache.org/r1626978
410 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~jkaluza/patches/httpd-2.4.x-errorlog_provider.patch
412 +1: covener w/ doc or code to fix syntax (providername:providerarg not supported like syslog or socacheproviders,
413 needs 2 args which is not valid in ErrorLog manual)
414 trawick: nit: fix "writing" in "/* NULL if we are writing to syslog */"
415 (sorry, haven't finished reviewing completely)
416 jim: What is the status of this??
418 * mod_proxy: Add ap_proxy_define_match_worker() and use it for ProxyPassMatch
419 and ProxyMatch section to distinguish between normal workers and workers
420 with regex substitutions in the name. Implement handling of such workers
421 in ap_proxy_get_worker(). Fixes the bug when regex workers were not
422 matched and used for request. PR 43513.
423 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1609680
424 http://svn.apache.org/r1609688
425 http://svn.apache.org/r1641381
426 ylavic: Merge patch provided (reusing new->real to avoid double de_socketfy() call).
427 Also added missing r1609688 to the patchset.
428 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~ylavic/httpd-2.4.x-ap_proxy_define_match_worker.patch
430 -0: covener tried to review this one in Austin with Jeff. Does the added match function
431 really cover a very narrow set of parameters with the way it skips over backreferences?
432 Also, why a new API vs. just setting the field inline?
434 * mod_systemd: New module, for integration with systemd on Linux.
435 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1393976
436 http://svn.apache.org/r1393997
437 http://svn.apache.org/r1484554
438 http://svn.apache.org/r1528032
439 http://svn.apache.org/r1528034
440 http://svn.apache.org/r1614821
441 http://svn.apache.org/r1618579
442 http://svn.apache.org/r1618588
443 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~jkaluza/patches/mod_systemd/httpd-2.4.x-mod_systemd.patch
445 sf comments: The IdleShutdown logic seems broken. Consider a single
446 active connection that is stalled for 10 seconds. That
447 connection will be broken after GracefulShutdownTimeout.
448 A better logic would be to check if there is any open
449 connection that is not in keep-alive state.
451 * mod_journald: Add new module mod_journald to log error logs into journald.
452 This patch needs changes done in mod_systemd patch (already
454 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1610339
455 http://svn.apache.org/r1621806
456 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~jkaluza/patches/httpd-2.4.x-mod_journald.patch
458 rjung, minfrin: Not understanding "This patch needs changes done in
459 mod_systemd patch", am I right in understanding this patch is
461 jkaluza: No, that patch is not committed yet. It is in STALLED section.
462 The link for that patch is: http://people.apache.org/~jkaluza/patches/mod_systemd/httpd-2.4.x-mod_systemd.patch
464 * core: Add support for systemd socket activation.
465 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1511033
466 http://svn.apache.org/r1608686
467 http://svn.apache.org/r1608694
468 http://svn.apache.org/r1608703
469 http://svn.apache.org/r1608721
470 http://svn.apache.org/r1608744
471 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~jkaluza/patches/mod_systemd/httpd-2.4.x-socket-activation.patch
474 * mod_proxy: Ensure network errors detected by the proxy are returned as
475 504 Gateway Timeout as opposed to 502 Bad Gateway
476 trunk patch: https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1480058
477 2.4.x patch: trunk patch works modulo CHANGES
479 -1: rpluem: This change is still disputed. See
480 http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/httpd-dev/201305.mbox/%3C1B16B9E3-87BA-4EEF-939C-7C7313B54714%40gbiv.com%3E
482 * cross-compile: allow to provide CC_FOR_BUILD so that gen_test_char will be
483 compiled by the build compiler instead of the host compiler.
484 Also set CC_FOR_BUILD to 'cc' when cross-compilation is detected.
485 Trunk patches: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1327907
486 http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1328390
487 http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1328714
488 2.4 patch: http://people.apache.org/~fuankg/diffs/httpd-2.4.x-cross_compile.diff
489 fuankg: on hold until we agree for a better and more simple solution ...
491 * Makefile.win: Added copying of .vbs / .wsf CGIs to Windows install target.
492 Moved fixing of shebang to separate target so that it is
493 no longer executed by default and all CGIs remain inactive.
494 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1387984
495 http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1421203
496 http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1421591
497 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~fuankg/diffs/httpd-2.4.x-Makefile.win.diff
500 This commit is essentially deciding that an httpd install on
501 Windows now has printenv/testcgi written in 2 more languages.
502 To the extent that the usefulness is that it shows how to make scripts
503 of these types executable by httpd, I believe that the documentation
504 is the proper place to solve that. To the extent that the usefullness
505 is to show how to implement a CGI in these particular languages, I believe
506 that the httpd distribution and documentation in general is not the
507 place for that. Historically these types of scripts have caused problems
508 for downstream vendorsas well as newbies (and sometimes the intersection
509 of those two groups) who don't understand that these are information leaks
510 once they are enabled, and the subtlety of the way they are disabled ("Apache
511 messed up the first line; let me fix that") contributes to that.
512 fuankg notes: I've just added a big warning to all CGI scripts which should now
513 make absolutely clear that these CGIs are for testing purpose only - so those
514 who enable those scripts with inserting the right shebang should be 100% aware
515 of any risks (this should cover your last point).
516 jim: trawick, does the above address your concerns?
517 trawick: to some extent (somebody reading the script gets an idea)
518 Why isn't the configuration requirement documented instead
519 of described indirectly in a sample?
520 Why are these new samples added to the install without three
521 votes? (I didn't veto it; put your name next to the two
522 existing ones and I'll be satisfied that enough people
523 considered this addition as an appropriate solution for a
524 real httpd usability problem.)
525 wrowe: I'd agree with trawick, and suggest that these scripts can begin
526 their life somewhere in the manual/ tree. This really seems like
527 the place where /usr/share/httpd/examples/ would be useful, but
528 there isn't an ordinary directory for that. Since we want none
529 of the scripts to function 'out of the box', what about a new
530 cgi-examples/ dir alongside cgi-bin/? Otherwise manual/cgi/examples
533 * core: block Define and Undefine in vhost and directory context. Because
534 it is EXEC_ON_READ, it "breaks out" of these contexts anyway.
535 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1656063
536 http://svn.apache.org/r1656122
537 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~covener/patches/2.4.x-define-limits.diff
538 +1: covener (I need to review the docs manually in this area)
539 -1: wrowe (blocking will break "working" .conf files on a subversion update
540 meant to pick up security fixes. "Alerting" I would agree to.)