Topic: Building Apache 2.4 With Static Modules

[idblew]

Hi,

I have successfully built 2.4.10 for Windows x64 from the command-line (could never get it to work via the 2010 Express IDE) using the WIN32 sources.

I'd now like to statically link certain modules ready for distribution. Is this possible, and if so how?

On another note, is there any way of specifying HTTPD_ROOT and SUEXEC_BIN at compile time so that the output of "httpd -V" is correct? Currently they default to "/apache" and "/apache/bin/suexec" even though the default install path is "/Apache24".

Thanks for any help
Ian

[idblew]

I take it from the lack of responses that nobody else has tried (or needed to try) statically linking modules?

I've seen a post from 3 years ago by marcosessa for doing this with 2.2 (although only part of the solution is documented), but would really like to achieve the same with 2.4

https://www.apachelounge.com/viewtopic.php?p=17696

If I could understand how to achieve this for just a single module (if it's possible), I'd be able to work out the rest.

PS: I've now managed to build 2.4.10 for Windows x64 in VC2013 using the GUI after a bit of fiddling

[James Blond]

What did you change to get it working?

[idblew]

I'm in the process of documenting the whole process so will post it once complete (it will take a while as I have other work commitments).

It's a lot of manual changes which could probably be automated with a Perl script (I'll see what I can come up with).