Re: Support for BeOS in APR-trunk

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On Sun, 10 May 2026 at 14:11, Ivan Zhakov <[email protected]> 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 of
> 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/
>
>
Thanks everyone for feedback and research on BeOS support topic.

Here is updated summary of findings:
1. According to Wikipedia [1] BeOS was released in 1995 and the latest
release was in 2000.

2. APR contains separate code for BeOS (like 19 source code files) and some
conditional code (#ifdef BEOS) in "unix" source files.

3. There is Haiku (OpenBeOS) project. Haiku is an active project that aims
to be a spiritual successor of BeOS.

4. There are APR, HTTPD and Subversion packages for Haiku ([2], [3], [4],
[5])

5. APR on Haiku doesn't use BeOS specific code [6)

6. When compiling on Haiku BeOS specific preprocessor macros are not
defined (BEOS, __BEOS__, BEOS_R5, HAVE_BONE_VERSION).

I propose the following plan:
1. Remove BeOS from list supported platforms.
2. Remove BeOS specific source code.
3. Consider adding patches from Haiku ports [7] to APR trunk

How does it sounds?

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BeOS
[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_64/1/3/10/-/1/x86_64
[5]:
https://depot.haiku-os.org/__multipage/pkg/subversion/haikuports/haikuports_x86_64/1/14/5/-/2/x86_64
[6]: https://github.com/haikuports/haikuports/issues/14120
[7]: https://github.com/haikuports/haikuports/tree/master/dev-libs/apr

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Ivan Zhakov

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Sun, 10 May 2026 at 1=
4:11, Ivan Zhakov &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">=
[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:</div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote =
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px sol=
id rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hi,</div><div><=
br></div><div>1. According to Wikipedia [1] BeOS was released in 1995 and t=
he 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 L=
inux kernel though. I checked Haiku package repository [2] and didn&#39;t f=
ind APR/HTTPD packages.</div><div><br></div><div>3. APR contains separate c=
ode for BeOS (like 19 source code files)</div><div></div><div><br></div><di=
v>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><di=
v><br></div><div></div><div>Partially discussed before:</div><div><a href=
=3D"https://lists.apache.org/thread/r9txh2n1xpx3mh0ckrt8xhzvsqr9s56b" targe=
t=3D"_blank">https://lists.apache.org/thread/r9txh2n1xpx3mh0ckrt8xhzvsqr9s5=
6b</a></div><div><br></div><div>[1]:=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://en.wikipedia.o=
rg/wiki/BeOS" target=3D"_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BeOS</a></div=
><div>[2]:=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://depot.haiku-os.org/" target=3D"_blank">h=
ttps://depot.haiku-os.org/</a></div><div><br></div></div></blockquote><div>=
<br></div><div>Thanks everyone for feedback and research on BeOS support to=
pic.</div><div><br></div><div>Here is updated summary of findings:</div><di=
v>1. According to Wikipedia [1] BeOS was released in 1995 and the latest re=
lease was in 2000.<br><br></div><div>2. APR contains separate code for BeOS=
 (like 19 source code files) and some conditional code (#ifdef BEOS) in &qu=
ot;unix&quot; source files.<br>

<br>3. There is Haiku (OpenBeOS) project.=C2=A0<span style=3D"border-color:=
rgb(0,0,0)">Haiku is an active project that aims to be a spiritual successo=
r of BeOS.</span>

</div><div><br></div><div>4. There are APR, HTTPD and Subversion packages f=
or Haiku ([2], [3], [4], [5])</div><div><br></div><div>5. APR on Haiku does=
n&#39;t use BeOS specific code [6)</div><div><br></div><div>6. When compili=
ng on Haiku BeOS specific preprocessor macros are not defined (BEOS, __BEOS=
__, BEOS_R5, HAVE_BONE_VERSION).</div><div><br></div><div>I propose the fol=
lowing plan:</div><div>1. Remove BeOS from list supported platforms.</div><=
div>2. Remove BeOS specific source code.</div><div>3. Consider adding patch=
es from Haiku ports [7] to APR trunk=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>How doe=
s it sounds?</div><div><br></div><div>[1]: <a href=3D"https://en.wikipedia.=
org/wiki/BeOS" target=3D"_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BeOS</a><br>=
[2]: <a href=3D"https://depot.haiku-os.org/__multipage/pkg/apr/haikuports/h=
aikuports_x86_64/1/7/5/-/1/x86_64" target=3D"_blank">https://depot.haiku-os=
.org/__multipage/pkg/apr/haikuports/haikuports_x86_64/1/7/5/-/1/x86_64</a><=
br>[3]: <a href=3D"https://depot.haiku-os.org/__multipage/pkg/apache/haikup=
orts/haikuports_x86_64/2/4/66/-/1/x86_64" target=3D"_blank">https://depot.h=
aiku-os.org/__multipage/pkg/apache/haikuports/haikuports_x86_64/2/4/66/-/1/=
x86_64</a><br>[4]: <a href=3D"https://depot.haiku-os.org/__multipage/pkg/se=
rf/haikuports/haikuports_x86_64/1/3/10/-/1/x86_64" target=3D"_blank">https:=
//depot.haiku-os.org/__multipage/pkg/serf/haikuports/haikuports_x86_64/1/3/=
10/-/1/x86_64</a><br>[5]: <a href=3D"https://depot.haiku-os.org/__multipage=
/pkg/subversion/haikuports/haikuports_x86_64/1/14/5/-/2/x86_64" target=3D"_=
blank">https://depot.haiku-os.org/__multipage/pkg/subversion/haikuports/hai=
kuports_x86_64/1/14/5/-/2/x86_64</a></div></div><div>[6]: <a href=3D"https:=
//github.com/haikuports/haikuports/issues/14120" target=3D"_blank">https://=
github.com/haikuports/haikuports/issues/14120</a></div><div>[7]:=C2=A0<a hr=
ef=3D"https://github.com/haikuports/haikuports/tree/master/dev-libs/apr" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">https://github.com/haikuports/haikuports/tree/master/dev-li=
bs/apr</a></div><div><br></div><span class=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </=
span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature">Ivan Zhakov</div></div>
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