Re: Subversion 1.15.0-rc3 up for testing/signing

On 21. 7. 2026 04:29, Dongsheng Song wrote:
> On Linux, the CMake option" -DSVN_ENABLE_APACHE_MODULES=ON" is not
> supported. When this option is set, CMake should
> emit a clear error stating it is unsupported on Linux, rather than a
> misleading error about missing packages.


It should warn up front on all platforms that it's experimental, unless 
the maintainers can justify making it the default supported build system 
on Windows. Despite 1.15 being the first release that contains a CMake 
build. I don't recall having that discussion.

I know it's a bit late in the day, but we have to resolve this question 
before 1.15.0.

-- Brane


> CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake-4.2/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:290
> (message):
>    Could NOT find Httpd (missing: HTTPD_LIBRARY) (found version "2.4.68")
> Call Stack (most recent call first):
>    /usr/share/cmake-4.2/Modules/FindPackageHandleStandardArgs.cmake:654
> (_FPHSA_FAILURE_MESSAGE)
>    build/cmake/FindHttpd.cmake:35 (FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS)
>    CMakeLists.txt:403 (find_package)
>
> On Thu, Jul 16, 2026 at 6:22 PM Evgeny Kotkov via dev
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Evgeny Kotkov<[email protected]> writes:
>>
>>> The 1.15.0-rc3 release artifacts are now available for testing/signing.
>>> Please get the tarballs from
>>>    https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/subversion
>>> and add your signatures there.
>> A small status update: we found and fixed the CMake build reproducibility
>> issue, and the fix (r1936132) is now merged to 1.15.x.
>>
>> My intent is to release the current RC3 as-is, since the issue does not affect
>> the actual build behavior, and only affects reproducibility of the build.
>> The fix will be included in the next RC and in the final release.
>>
>> As for the votes on RC3, we are currently in the following state:
>>
>> - Windows +1: ivan
>> - Unix +1: brane
>>
>> With one more +1 on any platform we'll be good to go.
>>
>> My plan is to publish RC3 on Monday (July 20), so please add your signatures
>> by the end of Sunday.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Evgeny Kotkov