compiling mod_perl 1x + Apache 1 on Debian

Hi!

A rather old legacy projects need to be recompiled, but neither mod_perl 
nor Apache seem to be compilable.

Any hints/ideas?

~$ uname -a
Linux laptop 3.2.0-1-amd64 #1 SMP Fri Feb 17 05:17:36 UTC 2012 x86_64
GNU/Linux
(same on:
Linux server 2.6.26-2-openvz-amd64 #1 SMP Mon Jun 13 17:16:12 UTC
2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux
)


~$ wget http://archive.apache.org/dist/httpd/apache_1.3.42.tar.gz
~$ tar xzf apache_1.3.42.tar.gz
~$ cd apache_1.3.42
~/apache_1.3.42$ ./configure --prefix=/opt/apache1

Configuring for Apache, Version 1.3.42
 + Warning: Your 'echo' command is slightly broken.
 + It interprets escape sequences per default. We already
 + tried 'echo -E' but had no real success. If errors occur
 + please set the SEO variable in 'configure' manually to
 + the required 'echo' options, i.e. those which force your
 + 'echo' to not interpret escape sequences per default.

 + NOTE: You may also need to edit the shell invoked by
 +       'configure'. Some shells (e.g. dash) have a
 +       faulty echo builtin.
 + using installation path layout: Apache (config.layout)
Creating Makefile
Creating Configuration.apaci in src
Syntax error --- The configuration file is used only to
define the list of included modules or to set Makefile in src
options or Configure rules, and I don't see that at all:
 `$(SRCDIR)/apaci`
default
default
no
no
no
yes
no
default
no
default
default
(ca 20 linebreaks)

of course make doesn't work now:

~/apache_1.3.42$ make
===> src
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/domm/install/apache_1.3.42'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/domm/install/apache_1.3.42/src'
make[2]: *** No rule to make target `all'.  Stop.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/domm/install/apache_1.3.42/src'
make[1]: *** [build-std] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/domm/install/apache_1.3.42'
make: *** [build] Error 2




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