mod_perl 2.0 STATUS:                                       -*-text-*-
   Last modified at [$Date: 2003/01/11 04:14:55 $]

Release:
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   1.99_08    : Released Jan 10, 2003
   1.99_07    : Released Sep 27, 2002
   1.99_06    : Not released
   1.99_05    : Released Aug 20, 2002
   1.99_04    : Released Jun 21, 2002
   1.99_03    : Released Jun 16, 2002
   1.99_02    : Released Jun 01, 2002
   1.99_01    : Released Apr 06, 2002


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   === We are still using the todo/ directory to    ===
   === track some status; please look there too ... ===
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Release Showstoppers:
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Available Patches:
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* Fixing Apache->warn("foo")

  Report: http://mathforum.org/epigone/modperl-dev/noxtramcay/3D11A4E5.6010202@stason.org
  Thread: http://mathforum.org/epigone/modperl-dev/noxtramcay
  Status: pending Apache::Log compat issues, this and other methods
          might be dropped.
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* The Apache::Scoreboard XS implemenation with tests is awaiting to be
  committed

  Report: http://mathforum.org/epigone/modperl-dev/zehporbreh/Pine.LNX.4.44.0204062240010.11967-100000@hope.stason.org
  Status: waiting for Doug's review

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* 
  Report: 
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Needs Patch or Further Investigation:
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* we still have a problem with mod_perl starting from a
  vhost. consider the following config:

  PerlSwitches -I/foo/bar
  <VirtualHost TestDirective::perlloadmodule6>
     PerlLoadModule TestDirective::perlloadmodule6
     ...
  </VirtualHost>

  The value set by PerlSwitches in the main server is ignored, because
  it's not seen by mod_perl starting from vhost.
  
  overall, currently the early startup in vhost is a bunch of ugly
  workaround, which I've added everytime I came up with a config that
  wasn't working. Need to come up with a better design decisions.

  once this is fixed. I want the perlloadmodule6 to be loaded before
  all other perlloadmodule configs, because it tests an important
  segfault when perlloadmodule happens to start mod_perl from within a
  vhost. but because PerlSwitches from other tests are ignored, it
  can't trigger the mod_perl startup in the test suite.

* slurp_filename's C implementation.

  Status: 1.x's like patch posted: doug -1
  Dependency: Doug promised to detail how it should be different in 2.0.  
  Thread: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=100364777500004&r=1&w=2

* ModPerl::Registry END {} block woes , described in details at the
  forwarded message from Jim Schueler
  http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=apache-modperl&m=103720834717981&w=2
  the whole thread is here:
  http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=103713532800003&r=1&w=2

* $r->rflush doesn't work. see:
  http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=apache-modperl&m=103847990813285&w=2
  I also see a weird behavior where it does sends FLUSH buckets but
  they all seem to fall through the data, thus not really flushing
  anything. this can be easily reproduced with MyApache::FilterSnoop.

* directive handlers are supported but need some work for 1.x compat
  - Apache::ModuleConfig->get needs a compat method mapping to
    Apache::Module->get_config

  - Apache::CmdParms::info for CmdParms implemented by Perl modules

  - Apache::CmdParms::{GETC,getline} needs compat mapping, similar to
    what Apache::Directive->as_string does, but one char or line at a time

* Quite a few people reported problems with TestHooks during 'make test'
  - http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=102985405500008&r=1&w=2



Open Issues or Core Enhancements:
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* Apache::Log compat issues:

  Apache->warn, Apache::warn, Apache::Server->warn and
  Apache->Apache::Server->log_error are all doing:
     s = modperl_global_get_server_rec();
  and this function is thread safe only during the startup.

  possible solutions:

  1) enforce that these functions are used only at the server startup

  2) require +GlobalRequest, which gives us r->server, now thread
     safe (though slow).

  3) drop them all from the API and move to compat. 
     [remember that Apache::warn is needed for registry scripts to
     override warn()]

  Report: Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0206201011070.2590-100000@mako.covalent.net>
  Status: <img alt="Doug, contemplating">

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* we need a bug reporting utility that can be used post-install, which
  should be similar to t/REPORT

  Report: http://mathforum.org/epigone/modperl-dev/staiblirroo/3CB544D7.8040109@stason.org
  thread: http://mathforum.org/epigone/modperl-dev/staiblirroo
  Status: +1: Stas, Doug
          needs to be implemented

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* Apache::PerlSections missing features for backwards compatibility:
 - $Apache::Server::SaveConfig
 - $Apache::ReadConfig::DocumentRoot
 - $Apache::Server::StrictPerlSections
 - Apache::PerlSections->store(filename)

  Report: Philippe M. Chiasson <gozer@cpan.org>
  Status: Philippe M. Chiasson <gozer@cpan.org> is working on it

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* PerlPreConnectionHandler is implemented, but the 'void *csd' arg in
  the callback is ignored

  Status: no hurry

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Documentation:
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  -- see: modperl-docs/src/docs/2.0/TODO

Patches unlikely to be applied:
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