Topic: Apache 2.4.46 - Modules directory path change?

[Joey]

Hello Colleagues,\

I'm using ~Eclipse IDE for Enterprise Java Developers Version: 2020-03 (4.15.0) to build Apache 2.4.46 packages.
with

pcre 8.44
expat 2.2.9
openssl 1.1.107
lua 5.4.0
apr 1.7.0
apr-util 1.6.1
apr-iconv 1.2.2
ldap 2.4.53

During Installation, I see directories being created, and libtool installs the modules in /applications/apache/2.4.46.0/usr/lib/httpd/modules.
I'd like the path to the modules to be in /applications/apache/2.4.46.0/modules.
Is there a way to tell libtool to use /applications/apache/2.4.46.0/modules ??

FYI: I already have Apache configure run with:
# Configure Apache
./configure \
--prefix=$PREFIX \
--with-ssl=${PREFIX_SSL} \
--enable-layout=BLFS \
--enable-mods-shared="all cgi" \
--enable-mpms-shared=all \
--with-apr=${PREFIX}/bin/apr-1-config\
--with-apr-util=${PREFIX}/bin/apu-1-config\
--with-expat=${PREFIX_EXPAT} \
--with-lua=${PREFIX_LUA} \
--enable-static-support \
--enable-suexec\
--enable-cgi\
--with-suexec\
--with-pcre=${PREFIX_PCRE}/bin/pcre-config\
--enable-mpms-shared=all \
--enable-mods-shared=reallyall\
--enable-foo\

where PREFIX=/applications/apache/2.4.46.0
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# FROM BUILDLOG
.....
make[4]: Entering directory `/tmp/build_apache_24/httpd-2.4.46/server/mpm/event'
mkdir /applications/apache/2.4.46.0/usr
mkdir /applications/apache/2.4.46.0/usr/lib
mkdir /applications/apache/2.4.46.0/usr/lib/httpd
mkdir /applications/apache/2.4.46.0/usr/lib/httpd/modules
.....
make[2]: Entering directory `/tmp/build_apache_24/httpd-2.4.46/modules/aaa'
make[3]: Entering directory `/tmp/build_apache_24/httpd-2.4.46/modules/aaa'
/applications/apache/2.4.46.0/build-1/libtool --silent --mode=install install mod_authn_file.la /applications/apache/2.4.46.0/usr/lib/httpd/modules/
/applications/apache/2.4.46.0/build-1/libtool --silent --mode=install install mod_authn_dbm.la /applications/apache/2.4.46.0/usr/lib/httpd/modules/
/applications/apache/2.4.46.0/build-1/libtool --silent --mode=install install mod_authn_anon.la /applications/apache/2.4.46.0/usr/lib/httpd/modules/
/applications/apache/2.4.46.0/build-1/libtool --silent --mode=install install mod_authn_dbd.la /applications/apache/2.4.46.0/usr/lib/httpd/modules/
/applications/apache/2.4.46.0/build-1/libtool --silent --mode=install install mod_authn_socache.la /applications/apache/2.4.46.0/usr/lib/httpd/modules/
/applications/apache/2.4.46.0/build-1/libtool --silent --mode=install install mod_authn_core.la /applications/apache/2.4.46.0/usr/lib/httpd/modules/
/applications/apache/2.4.46.0/build-1/libtool --silent --mode=install install mod_authz_host.la /applications/apache/2.4.46.0/usr/lib/httpd/modules/
/applications/apache/2.4.46.0/build-1/libtool --silent --mode=install install mod_authz_groupfile.la /applications/apache/2.4.46.0/usr/lib/httpd/modules/
/applications/apache/2.4.46.0/build-1/libtool --silent --mode=install install mod_authz_user.la /applications/apache/2.4.46.0/usr/lib/httpd/modules/
/applications/apache/2.4.46.0/build-1/libtool --silent --mode=install install mod_authz_dbm.la /applications/apache/2.4.46.0/usr/lib/httpd/modules/
/applications/apache/2.4.46.0/build-1/libtool --silent --mode=install install mod_authz_owner.la /applications/apache/2.4.46.0/usr/lib/httpd/modules/
/applications/apache/2.4.46.0/build-1/libtool --silent --mode=install install mod_authz_dbd.la /applications/apache/2.4.46.0/usr/lib/httpd/modules/
/applications/apache/2.4.46.0/build-1/libtool --silent --mode=install install mod_authz_core.la /applications/apache/2.4.46.0/usr/lib/httpd/modules/
/applications/apache/2.4.46.0/build-1/libtool --silent --mode=install install mod_authnz_fcgi.la /applications/apache/2.4.46.0/usr/lib/httpd/modules/
/applications/apache/2.4.46.0/build-1/libtool --silent --mode=install install mod_access_compat.la /applications/apache/2.4.46.0/usr/lib/httpd/modules/
/applications/apache/2.4.46.0/build-1/libtool --silent --mode=install install mod_auth_basic.la /applications/apache/2.4.46.0/usr/lib/httpd/modules/
/applications/apache/2.4.46.0/build-1/libtool --silent --mode=install install mod_auth_form.la /applications/apache/2.4.46.0/usr/lib/httpd/modules/
/applications/apache/2.4.46.0/build-1/libtool --silent --mode=install install mod_auth_digest.la /applications/apache/2.4.46.0/usr/lib/httpd/modules/
/applications/apache/2.4.46.0/build-1/libtool --silent --mode=install install mod_allowmethods.la /applications/apache/2.4.46.0/usr/lib/httpd/modules/
make[3]: Leaving directory `/tmp/build_apache_24/httpd-2.4.46/modules/aaa'
make[2]: Leaving directory `/tmp/build_apache_24/httpd-2.4.46/modules/aaa'
...

I appreciate your feedback

[James Blond]

It seems that you don't override that correctly, since ./configure --prefix= does the job correctly (usually).

I I do a pure command line build see https://github.com/JBlond/debian_build_apache24/blob/master/build_apache.sh

[tangent]

As James says, it looks like --prefix is being ignored.

Your reference to PREFIX is $PREFIX rather than ${PREFIX}, and whilst the curly brackets shouldn't make any difference shell wise, your other variable references do. Maybe the configure script is fussy?

[Joey]

Thanks for the feedback @Tangent & @James

I tried to edit the reference to PREFIX from $PREFIX to ${PREFIX} and still the same - no change.
Even hard coding it as /applications/apache/2.4.46.0 still does not change anything.
"/usr/lib/httpd " is still being appended to ${prefix}

/applications/apache/2.4.46.0/usr/lib/httpd/modules/...

Any suggestion(s)?

[James Blond]

Maybe the path to /usr/.... is somewhere in your IDE? Did you try a complete command line build?

[Joey]

Hello Colleagues,

My apologies for not responding here for so long.

Just FYI, I managed to find where the path could be edited. It was in the BLFS layout file I was using.
All went well and we are already on Apache Webserver 2.4.51.

Many thanks to @Tangent & @James for their valuable feedback.

Joey

[James Blond]

Thanks for the feedback.

you dropped --enable-layout=BLFS parameter?

if not, can you please post that config file? I curious.

[Joey]

Hi James.

Sorry for the late reply.

YES, I dropped --enable-layout=BLFS parameter.

I also tried changing the layout to match paths we already used and it worked as well.

Thank you for your tips and support.

Regards
Joey