Multi-threaded perl, mod_perl and apache-1.3.x?

saintmike has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Esteemed monks, has anyone ever tried to get a perl built with 'usethreads' to run with mod_perl and apache 1.3.x? I know this doesn't sound right, and indeed, it lets apache core dump at startup.

But is there a dirty trick I could pull to make it work anyway? (Using apache-2 or a different perl doesn't count.)

Any pointers highly appreciated.

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Re: Multi-threaded perl, mod_perl and apache-1.3.x? by perrin (Chancellor) on Jan 07, 2006 at 19:03 UTC
Just enabling threads should not be a problem for mod_perl 1.x. Indeed Red Hat's perl is shipped with threads enabled, and many people use it (although they suffer a performance penalty for doing so). Can you explain a bit more about what you're trying to do and how it fails?	[reply]
Re^2: Multi-threaded perl, mod_perl and apache-1.3.x? by saintmike (Vicar) on Jan 07, 2006 at 19:37 UTC
Interesting, if I have apache load the libperl.so produced by a multi-threaded perl, it cores. I don't need perl's threads at all, it's just that I need to use a particular build. Your comment about Red Hat is encouraging. I'm looking for a combination of `usethreads`, `use5005threads`, `useithreads`, and `usemultiplicity` settings that works, I'll check out theirs, maybe I get lucky.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^3: Multi-threaded perl, mod_perl and apache-1.3.x? by perrin (Chancellor) on Jan 07, 2006 at 22:57 UTC
Did you build mod_perl yourself against this perl? If so, it should work. You might want to look at the build instructions on the mod_perl site and possibly post your issue to the mailing list.	[reply]