Re: Apache 2.4 and AAA

Kevin A. McGrail wrote:
> On 5/29/2015 1:20 PM, André Warnier wrote:
>> Over the years, I have created and modified and re-modified my own 
>> Apache/mod_perl authentication module, which was originally derived 
>> from Apache(2?)::AuthCookie (pilfered would be the correct term I guess).
>> It currently runs up to Apache 2.2, but I have heard/read in various 
>> places that the Apache AAA interface had been changed significantly in 
>> 2.4.
>> I figure that I should thus start updating my module, before all my 
>> customers update their Apache and make my module obsolete.
>> But although I have seen many warnings about the changes, I have not 
>> really see yet any real outline of the changes in mod_perl AAA API 
>> calls, that would likely have to be made to accomodate this.
>> Would anyone have more info or pointers on that general subject ? 
> Sounds like a good time to read 
> http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/developer/new_api_2_4.html and to play 
> with the 2.0.9-rc2 (they discussed releasing it today...)
> 
> Beyond that, I don't know that anyone will have any specific input 
> without seeing the module and what errors you are having with 
> 2.4/mp2.0.9rc1 or rc2.
> 

Thank you for the pointer.
I read it, but that is of the same order as what I was mentioning above : it discusses the 
internal changes to Apache httpd, from the point of view of, for example, the developers 
of mod_perl themselves.
My own module does not interface directly with Apache at the C level. I merely use the 
methods/functions available in mod_perl, as described here for example :

http://perl.apache.org/docs/2.0/api/Apache2/Access.html

Have these functions changed ?
And if yes, do you know if any updated mod_perl documentation exists about that ?
Or, better yet, has the interface to these functions not changed, the dirty work having 
already been done by the mod_perl developers to make this update totally transparent 
(which of course I would love) ?

My module hasn't come up with any error yet with Apache 2.4, for the simple reason that I 
have not tried it yet with Apache 2.4.  I am just trying to be prepared.

Thanks
André