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 2.4.23 : In development.
38 2.4.22 : Tagged on June 20, 2016, not released.
39 2.4.21 : Tagged on June 16, 2016, not released.
40 2.4.20 : Tagged on April 4, 2016. Released on April 11, 2016.
41 2.4.19 : Tagged on March 21, 2016, not released.
42 2.4.18 : Tagged on December 8, 2015. Released on December 14, 2015.
43 2.4.17 : Tagged on October 9, 2015. Released October 13, 2015.
44 2.4.16 : Tagged on July 9, 2015. Released July 15, 2015
45 2.4.15 : Tagged on June 19, 2015. Not released.
46 2.4.14 : Tagged on June 11, 2015. Not released.
47 2.4.13 : Tagged on June 4, 2015. Not released.
48 2.4.12 : Tagged on January 22, 2015. Released Jan 29, 2015
49 2.4.11 : Tagged on January 15, 2015. Not released.
50 2.4.10 : Tagged on July 15, 2014. Released July 21, 2014
51 2.4.9 : Tagged on March 13, 2014. Released on March 17, 2014
52 2.4.8 : Tagged on March 11, 2014. Not released.
53 2.4.7 : Tagged on November 19, 2013. Released on Nov 25, 2013
54 2.4.6 : Tagged on July 15, 2013. Released July, 22, 2013
55 2.4.5 : Tagged on July 11, 2013, not released.
56 2.4.4 : Tagged on February 18, 2013. Released Feb 25, 2013
57 2.4.3 : Tagged on August 17, 2012. Released Aug 18, 2012
58 2.4.2 : Tagged on April 5, 2012. Released Apr 17, 2012.
59 2.4.1 : Tagged on February 13, 2012. Released Feb 21, 2012.
60 2.4.0 : Tagged on January 16, 2012, not released.
61 2.3.16 : Tagged on December 15, 2011.
62 2.3.15 : Tagged on November 8, 2011. Released Nov. 15, 2011.
63 2.3.14 : Tagged on August 1, 2011. Released Aug. 9, 2011.
64 2.3.13 : Tagged on June 28, 2011, not released.
65 2.3.12 : Tagged on May 11, 2011. Released May 23, 2011.
66 2.3.11 : Released as Beta on March 7, 2011.
67 2.3.10 : Tagged on December 13, 2010. Released Dec 21, 2010.
68 2.3.9 : Tagged on November 23, 2010, not released.
69 2.3.8 : Tagged on August 24, 2010.
70 2.3.7 : Tagged on August 19, 2010, not released.
71 2.3.6 : Released on June 21, 2010.
72 2.3.5 : Released on January 26, 2010.
73 2.3.4 : Released on December 8, 2009.
74 2.3.3 : Tagged on November 11, 2009, not released.
75 2.3.2 : Tagged on March 23, 2009, not released.
76 2.3.1 : Tagged on January 2, 2009, not released.
77 2.3.0 : Tagged on December 6, 2008, not released.
79 Contributors looking for a mission:
81 * Just do an egrep on "TODO" or "XXX" in the source.
83 * Review the bug database at: http://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/
85 * Review the "PatchAvailable" bugs in the bug database:
87 https://issues.apache.org/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&product=Apache+httpd-2&keywords=PatchAvailable
89 After testing, you can append a comment saying "Reviewed and tested".
91 * Open bugs in the bug database.
93 * See also the STATUS file in the docs/ directory, which lists documentation-specific TODO items.
96 CURRENT RELEASE NOTES:
98 * Forward binary compatibility is expected of Apache 2.4.x releases, such
99 that no MMN major number changes will occur after 2.4.1. Such changes can
100 only be made in the trunk.
102 * All commits to branches/2.4.x must be reflected in SVN trunk,
103 as well, if they apply. Logical progression is commit to trunk
104 then merge into branches/2.4.x, as applicable.
106 * Current exceptions for RTC for this branch:
111 . non-Unix, single-platform code
113 RELEASE SHOWSTOPPERS:
116 PATCHES ACCEPTED TO BACKPORT FROM TRUNK:
117 [ start all new proposals below, under PATCHES PROPOSED. ]
121 PATCHES PROPOSED TO BACKPORT FROM TRUNK:
122 [ New proposals should be added at the end of the list ]
124 *) mod_ssl: Return 502 instead of 500 when SSL peer check or
125 proxy_post_handshake hook fails.
126 Trunk patch: r1645529 (works)
127 2.4.x patch which adds CHANGES: https://emptyhammock.com/media/downloads/r1645529-to-2.4.x.txt
129 ylavic: there may be missing bits, see thread for commit r1736510.
131 *) mod_dav: Add support for childtags to dav_error.
132 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1746207
133 2.4.x: trunk works modulo CHANGES/MMN
136 *) mod_dav: Add dav_begin_multistatus, dav_send_one_response,
137 dav_finish_multistatus, dav_send_multistatus, dav_handle_err,
138 dav_failed_proppatch, dav_success_proppatch to mod_dav.h.
139 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1748047
140 2.4.x: trunk works modulo CHANGES/MMN
143 *) core: Drop an invalid Last-Modified header value coming
144 from a FCGI/CGI script instead of replacing it with Unix epoch.
145 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1748379
146 2.4.x: trunk patch works
149 *) configure: Promote any static module to yes|shared if a required
150 dependency is not static
151 [Note, this isn't critical for 2.4.23, but is nice-to-have
152 to assist users who mis-combine flags in an unusual way.]
153 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1749925
154 2.4.x: trunk patch works
157 *) lbmethod(s): Fix proxy balancer lbmethod --enable defaults
158 to follow proxy_balancer
159 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1750507
160 http://svn.apache.org/r1750553
161 2.4.x: trunk patch works
165 PATCHES/ISSUES THAT ARE BEING WORKED
167 *) http: Don't remove the Content-Length of zero from a HEAD response if
168 it comes from an origin server, module or script. Allow the previous
169 behaviour (for legacy/buggy modules only, not origin) by also backporting
170 the HttpContentLengthHeadZero directive (and also HttpExpectStrict which
171 comes for free with the same commit).
172 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1554303
173 http://svn.apache.org/r1678215
174 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~ylavic/httpd-2.4.x-preserve_head_cl_zero.patch
176 ylavic: r1554303 issued a major MMN bump, but since the ABI change is two
177 ints added at the end of core_server_config, the proposed merge
178 does a minor bump only.
179 minfrin: Two new directives need to be documented.
181 * mod_proxy_http: Don't establish or reuse a backend connection before pre-
182 fetching the request body, so to minimize the delay between it is supposed
183 to be alive and the first bytes sent: this is a best effort to prevent the
184 backend from closing because of idle or keepalive timeout in the meantime.
185 Also, handle a new "proxy-flushall" environment variable which allows to
186 flush any forwarded body data immediately. PR 56541+37920.
187 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1656259
188 http://svn.apache.org/r1656359 (CHANGES entry)
189 2.4.x patch: trunk works (modulo CHANGES, docs/log-message-tags)
191 -0: jim: This seems to be a hit to normal performance, to handle an
192 error and/or non-normal condition. The pre-fetch is
193 expensive, and is always done, even before we know that
194 the backend is available to rec' it. I understand the
195 error described, but is the fix actually worth it (plus
196 it seems to allow for a DDoS vector).
197 ylavic: It seems to me that the problem is real since we reuse the
198 connection before prefetching 16K (either controlled by the
199 client, or by an input filter), we currently always prefetch
200 these bytes already. Regarding performance I don't see any
201 difference (more cycles) compared with the current code.
202 However I think I failed to rebuild the header_brigade when
203 the proxy loop is retried (ping), so I need to rework this.
204 Do you think we'd better remove the prefetch, or maybe just
205 make it nonblocking (by default)?
206 jim: Non-blocking seems the best way to handle...
208 * mod_dav: Allow other modules to become providers and add ACLs
209 to the DAV response. Requires a release of apr-util v1.6.
210 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1748322
211 2.4.x: trunk works modulo CHANGES/MMN
213 rpluem asks: Will this compile with apr-util < v1.6 and keep
214 mod_dav working (without the new features of the patch of course)?
215 I doubt that we will require apr-util 1.6 for the lifetime of 2.4.x
216 (see the discussion around ap_cstr_casecmp[n] an apr 1.6)
217 minfrin: Yes, as you can see in the patch everything applies only
218 if APR_XML_X2T_PARSED is defined, and the patch was tested with
219 both apr-util v1.6 and apr-util v1.5.
221 PATCHES/ISSUES THAT ARE STALLED
223 * core: Add ap_errorlog_provider to make ErrorLog logging modular. This
224 backport keeps syslog logging as part of httpd core and only adds
225 API to allow other modules to be used for error logging.
226 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1525597
227 http://svn.apache.org/r1525664
228 http://svn.apache.org/r1525845
229 http://svn.apache.org/r1527003
230 http://svn.apache.org/r1527005
231 http://svn.apache.org/r1532344
232 http://svn.apache.org/r1539988
233 http://svn.apache.org/r1541029
234 http://svn.apache.org/r1543979
235 http://svn.apache.org/r1544156
236 http://svn.apache.org/r1626978
237 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~jkaluza/patches/httpd-2.4.x-errorlog_provider.patch
239 +1: covener w/ doc or code to fix syntax (providername:providerarg not supported like syslog or socacheproviders,
240 needs 2 args which is not valid in ErrorLog manual)
241 trawick: nit: fix "writing" in "/* NULL if we are writting to syslog */"
242 (sorry, haven't finished reviewing completely)
243 jim: What is the status of this??
245 * mod_proxy: Add ap_proxy_define_match_worker() and use it for ProxyPassMatch
246 and ProxyMatch section to distinguish between normal workers and workers
247 with regex substitutions in the name. Implement handling of such workers
248 in ap_proxy_get_worker(). Fixes the bug when regex workers were not
249 matched and used for request. PR 43513.
250 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1609680
251 http://svn.apache.org/r1609688
252 http://svn.apache.org/r1641381
253 ylavic: Merge patch provided (reusing new->real to avoid double de_socketfy() call).
254 Also added missing r1609688 to the patchset.
255 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~ylavic/httpd-2.4.x-ap_proxy_define_match_worker.patch
257 -0: covener tried to review this one in Austin with Jeff. Does the added match function
258 really cover a very narrow set of parameters with the way it skips over backreferences?
259 Also, why a new API vs. just setting the field inline?
261 * mod_systemd: New module, for integration with systemd on Linux.
262 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1393976
263 http://svn.apache.org/r1393997
264 http://svn.apache.org/r1484554
265 http://svn.apache.org/r1528032
266 http://svn.apache.org/r1528034
267 http://svn.apache.org/r1614821
268 http://svn.apache.org/r1618579
269 http://svn.apache.org/r1618588
270 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~jkaluza/patches/mod_systemd/httpd-2.4.x-mod_systemd.patch
272 sf comments: The IdleShutdown logic seems broken. Consider a single
273 active connection that is stalled for 10 seconds. That
274 connection will be broken after GracefulShutdownTimeout.
275 A better logic would be to check if there is any open
276 connection that is not in keep-alive state.
278 * mod_journald: Add new module mod_journald to log error logs into journald.
279 This patch needs changes done in mod_systemd patch (already
281 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1610339
282 http://svn.apache.org/r1621806
283 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~jkaluza/patches/httpd-2.4.x-mod_journald.patch
285 rjung, minfrin: Not understanding "This patch needs changes done in
286 mod_systemd patch", am I right in understanding this patch is
288 jkaluza: No, that patch is not committed yet. It is in STALLED section.
289 The link for that patch is: http://people.apache.org/~jkaluza/patches/mod_systemd/httpd-2.4.x-mod_systemd.patch
291 * core: Add support for systemd socket activation.
292 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1511033
293 http://svn.apache.org/r1608686
294 http://svn.apache.org/r1608694
295 http://svn.apache.org/r1608703
296 http://svn.apache.org/r1608721
297 http://svn.apache.org/r1608744
298 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~jkaluza/patches/mod_systemd/httpd-2.4.x-socket-activation.patch
301 * mod_proxy: Ensure network errors detected by the proxy are returned as
302 504 Gateway Timout as opposed to 502 Bad Gateway
303 trunk patch: https://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1480058
304 2.4.x patch: trunk patch works modulo CHANGES
306 -1: rpluem: This change is still disputed. See
307 http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/httpd-dev/201305.mbox/%3C1B16B9E3-87BA-4EEF-939C-7C7313B54714%40gbiv.com%3E
309 * cross-compile: allow to provide CC_FOR_BUILD so that gen_test_char will be
310 compiled by the build compiler instead of the host compiler.
311 Also set CC_FOR_BUILD to 'cc' when cross-compilation is detected.
312 Trunk patches: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1327907
313 http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1328390
314 http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1328714
315 2.4 patch: http://people.apache.org/~fuankg/diffs/httpd-2.4.x-cross_compile.diff
316 fuankg: on hold until we agree for a better and more simple solution ...
318 * Makefile.win: Added copying of .vbs / .wsf CGIs to Windows install target.
319 Moved fixing of shebang to separate target so that it is
320 no longer executed by default and all CGIs remain inactive.
321 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1387984
322 http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1421203
323 http://svn.apache.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=1421591
324 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~fuankg/diffs/httpd-2.4.x-Makefile.win.diff
327 This commit is essentially deciding that an httpd install on
328 Windows now has printenv/testcgi written in 2 more languages.
329 To the extent that the usefulness is that it shows how to make scripts
330 of these types executable by httpd, I believe that the documentation
331 is the proper place to solve that. To the extent that the usefullness
332 is to show how to implement a CGI in these particular languages, I believe
333 that the httpd distribution and documentation in general is not the
334 place for that. Historically these types of scripts have caused problems
335 for downstream vendorsas well as newbies (and sometimes the intersection
336 of those two groups) who don't understand that these are information leaks
337 once they are enabled, and the subtlety of the way they are disabled ("Apache
338 messed up the first line; let me fix that") contributes to that.
339 fuankg notes: I've just added a big warning to all CGI scripts which should now
340 make absolutely clear that these CGIs are for testing purpose only - so those
341 who enable those scripts with inserting the right shebang should be 100% aware
342 of any risks (this should cover your last point).
343 jim: trawick, does the above address your concerns?
344 trawick: to some extent (somebody reading the script gets an idea)
345 Why isn't the configuration requirement documented instead
346 of described indirectly in a sample?
347 Why are these new samples added to the install without three
348 votes? (I didn't veto it; put your name next to the two
349 existing ones and I'll be satisified that enough people
350 considered this addition as an appropriate solution for a
351 real httpd usability problem.)
352 wrowe: I'd agree with trawick, and suggest that these scripts can begin
353 their life somewhere in the manual/ tree. This really seems like
354 the place where /usr/share/httpd/examples/ would be useful, but
355 there isn't an ordinary directory for that. Since we want none
356 of the scripts to function 'out of the box', what about a new
357 cgi-examples/ dir alongside cgi-bin/? Otherwise manual/cgi/examples
360 * core: block Define and Undefine in vhost and directory context. Because
361 it is EXEC_ON_READ, it "breaks out" of these contexts anyway.
362 trunk patch: http://svn.apache.org/r1656063
363 http://svn.apache.org/r1656122
364 2.4.x patch: http://people.apache.org/~covener/patches/2.4.x-define-limits.diff
365 +1: covener (I need to review the docs manually in this area)
366 -1: wrowe (blocking will break "working" .conf files on a subversion update
367 meant to pick up security fixes. "Alerting" I would agree to.)