Re: Weird !!! Apache & Webdriver (IIF2000) on Linux

Hi Gabriele. I'm not sure if these are the same steps you took to get Apache configure to work with the Web DataBlade, but here are the steps we follow: Here are all the modifications we made to /etc/httpd/src/Configuration.tmpl: - in EXTRA_LDFLAGS macro, change -L/informix/dist/IUS/9.20.UC1/esql to -L/informix/dist/IUS/9.20.UC1/lib/esql - to the end of EXTRA_LIBS macro add: -lcrypt - in EXTRA_LIBS macro change /informix/dist/IUS/9.20.UC1/checkapi.o to: /informix/dist/IUS/9.20.UC1/lib/esql/checkapi.o Also in order to run the following command without any errors: ./configure --activate-module=src/modules/informix/informix.o --enable-module=informix --prefix=/etc/httpd We first had to set the following: export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/informix/dist/IUS/9.20.UC1/lib:/informix/dist/IUS/9.20.UC1/lib/esql:/informix/dist/IUS/9.20.UC1/extend/web.4.00.UC1/apache:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH} Although this isn't strictly necessary it does avoid any error messages during the Apache configuration stage. We'll be changing the release notes for the Linux Web DataBlade, but for now unfortunately the instructions remain inaccurate. Hope this is of some use. Regards, Johann Tienhaara DataBlades Porting Dublin Gabriele Bartolini wrote: > > Ciao my friends, > > I've just installed IIF2000 (9.20 UC1) on a RedHat Linux ... after a > few troubles. While trying to install the Apache WebDriver module I > encountered a weird pitfall (I took a couple of hours trying to > resolve it, and at the end I succeeded !!!). > > Well, I think Informix guides should get a prize, because they are all > but clear (and often full of mistakes): and if you follow the > instructions contained in the guide, you'll never be able to obtain > what you want ... By the way, let's explain the weird thing. > > Well, manual says you have to edit Configuration file under Apache > src/ directory. OK, but if you don't edit Configuration.tmpl you'll > never configure Apache in the right way. > > At point 1 of the manual "Informix Web DataBlade Module > Administrator's Guide" there's this written: > > "Add the following Informix directories to the EXTRA_LDFLAGS option of > the Configuration file: -L/opt/informix/lib, etcetera, ...". > > Point 3 says: > "Add the following libraries to the EXTRA_LIBS option: -lifxw, etc > ..." > > By doing this, and following the other instructions and then running > 'configure', Apache configure aborts on the sanity-check. > > Well, I freaked out for a couple of hours then I solved the problem by > merging both directory info (with -L linker option) and libraries info > (with -l linker option) into the EXTRA_LIBS flag. In this way > 'configure' goes on and 'make' is so possible. > > Can you give me an answer? I'd like things to be clear and cleared !!! > > Sorry for my english ... > > Ciao > -Gabriele