Re: Support for BeOS in APR-trunk
Nathan Hartman <[email protected]> Sun, 10 May 2026 10:15:35 -0400
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--0000000000002a553306517744be Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, May 10, 2026 at 8:41=E2=80=AFAM Branko =C4=8Cibej <[email protected]= > wrote: > On 10. 5. 26 14:11, Ivan Zhakov wrote: > > Hi, > > 1. According to Wikipedia [1] BeOS was released in 1995 and the latest > release was in 2000. > > 2. There is Haiku (OpenBeOS) project. Which looks like reimplementation o= f > BeOS API based on Linux kernel though. I checked Haiku package repository > [2] and didn't find APR/HTTPD packages. > > 3. APR contains separate code for BeOS (like 19 source code files) > > Given all above I suggest to remove BeOS related source code from trunk, > unless someone comes forward and offers to maintain the BeOS code. > > Partially discussed before: > https://lists.apache.org/thread/r9txh2n1xpx3mh0ckrt8xhzvsqr9s56b > > [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BeOS > [2]: https://depot.haiku-os.org/ > > > > Granted the headers are in a strange place (see attached), but they're > there. I can build Serf and Subversion on Haiku. > > -- Brane > > Haiku is an active project that aims to be a spiritual successor of BeOS. Haiku does not use the Linux kernel [1]. There are APR [2], httpd [3], Serf [4], and Subversion [5] packages for Haiku. From browsing there, it isn't clear whether these Haiku packages depend on the BeOS support code in APR. It also isn't obvious whom to contact to ask. I recommend not to remove this code until we can find out more. [1] https://www.haiku-os.org/about/faq/#is-haiku-based-on-linux [2] https://depot.haiku-os.org/__multipage/pkg/apr/haikuports/haikuports_x86_64= /1/7/5/-/1/x86_64 [3] https://depot.haiku-os.org/__multipage/pkg/apache/haikuports/haikuports_x86= _64/2/4/66/-/1/x86_64 [4] https://depot.haiku-os.org/__multipage/pkg/serf/haikuports/haikuports_x86_6= 4/1/3/10/-/1/x86_64 [5] https://depot.haiku-os.org/__multipage/pkg/subversion/haikuports/haikuports= _x86_64/1/14/5/-/2/x86_64 Cheers, Nathan --0000000000002a553306517744be Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div>On Sun, May 10, 2026 at 8:41=E2=80=AFAM Branko =C4=8Cibej <<a href= =3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><div>= <div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margi= n:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-l= eft:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)"><u></u> =20 =20 =20 <div> <div>On 10. 5. 26 14:11, Ivan Zhakov wrote:<br> </div> <blockquote type=3D"cite"> =20 <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div>Hi,</div> <div><br> </div> <div>1. According to Wikipedia [1] BeOS was released in 1995 and the latest release was in 2000.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>2. There is Haiku (OpenBeOS) project. Which looks like reimplementation of BeOS API based on Linux kernel though. I checked Haiku package repository [2] and didn't find APR/HTTP= D packages.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>3. APR contains separate code for BeOS (like 19 source code files)</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Given all above I suggest to remove BeOS related source code from trunk, unless someone comes forward and offers to maintain the BeOS code.</div> <div><br> </div> <div>Partially discussed before:</div> <div><a href=3D"https://lists.apache.org/thread/r9txh2n1xpx3mh0ckrt= 8xhzvsqr9s56b" target=3D"_blank">https://lists.apache.org/thread/r9txh2n1xp= x3mh0ckrt8xhzvsqr9s56b</a></div> <div><br> </div> <div>[1]:=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BeOS" targe= t=3D"_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BeOS</a></div> <div>[2]:=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://depot.haiku-os.org/" target=3D"_b= lank">https://depot.haiku-os.org/</a></div> </div> </blockquote> <br> <br> Granted the headers are in a strange place (see attached), but they're there. I can build Serf and Subversion on Haiku.<br> <br> -- Brane<br> <br> </div> </blockquote></div></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><spa= n style=3D"border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Haiku is an active project that aims to= be a spiritual successor of BeOS.</span><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><span = style=3D"border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br></span></div><div dir=3D"auto"><span = style=3D"border-color:rgb(0,0,0)">Haiku does not use the Linux kernel [1].<= /span></div><div dir=3D"auto"><span style=3D"border-color:rgb(0,0,0)"><br><= /span></div><div dir=3D"auto">There are APR [2], httpd [3], Serf [4], and S= ubversion [5] packages for Haiku.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir= =3D"auto">From browsing there, it isn't clear whether these Haiku packa= ges depend on the BeOS support code in APR. It also isn't obvious whom = to contact to ask. I recommend not to remove this code until we can find ou= t more.</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">[1]=C2=A0<div><a= href=3D"https://www.haiku-os.org/about/faq/#is-haiku-based-on-linux">https= ://www.haiku-os.org/about/faq/#is-haiku-based-on-linux</a></div></div><div = dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"auto">[2] <a href=3D"h= ttps://depot.haiku-os.org/__multipage/pkg/apr/haikuports/haikuports_x86_64/= 1/7/5/-/1/x86_64">https://depot.haiku-os.org/__multipage/pkg/apr/haikuports= /haikuports_x86_64/1/7/5/-/1/x86_64</a></div><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">[3= ]=C2=A0<div dir=3D"auto"><a href=3D"https://depot.haiku-os.org/__multipage/= pkg/apache/haikuports/haikuports_x86_64/2/4/66/-/1/x86_64">https://depot.ha= iku-os.org/__multipage/pkg/apache/haikuports/haikuports_x86_64/2/4/66/-/1/x= 86_64</a></div></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><div dir= =3D"auto">[4] <a href=3D"https://depot.haiku-os.org/__multipage/pkg/serf/ha= ikuports/haikuports_x86_64/1/3/10/-/1/x86_64">https://depot.haiku-os.org/__= multipage/pkg/serf/haikuports/haikuports_x86_64/1/3/10/-/1/x86_64</a></div>= <br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"auto">[5] <a href=3D"https://depot.= haiku-os.org/__multipage/pkg/subversion/haikuports/haikuports_x86_64/1/14/5= /-/2/x86_64">https://depot.haiku-os.org/__multipage/pkg/subversion/haikupor= ts/haikuports_x86_64/1/14/5/-/2/x86_64</a></div><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"= >Cheers,</div><div dir=3D"auto">Nathan</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div> --0000000000002a553306517744be--