[mirrorbrain-commits] r7844 - /trunk/docs/installation/prerequirements.rst

Author: poeml
Date: Mon Oct 26 20:19:27 2009
New Revision: 7844

URL: http://svn.mirrorbrain.org/viewvc/mirrorbrain?rev=7844&view=rev
Log:
docs/install: details on prerequirements of Apache and APR-Util on Debian/Ubuntu

Modified:
    trunk/docs/installation/prerequirements.rst

Modified: trunk/docs/installation/prerequirements.rst
URL: http://svn.mirrorbrain.org/viewvc/mirrorbrain/trunk/docs/installation/prerequirements.rst?rev=7844&r1=7843&r2=7844&view=diff
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--- trunk/docs/installation/prerequirements.rst (original)
+++ trunk/docs/installation/prerequirements.rst Mon Oct 26 20:19:27 2009
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 ------
 
 A recent enough version of the Apache HTTP server is required. **2.2.6** or
-later should be used. In addition, the apr-util library needs to be **1.3.0**
+later should be used. In addition, the apr-util library should be **1.3.0**
 or newer. This is because the `DBD database pool functionality`_ was developed
 mainly around 2006 and 2007, and reached production quality at the time. This
 will mean that you have to upgrade Apache when installing on an oldish
@@ -44,8 +44,17 @@
     newer one.
 
 Debian
-    the Apache in *Etch* is too old. In other releases, it should be alright.
+    the Apache in *Etch* is too old. In newer releases, it should be alright.
+    If APR-Util is older than 1.3 (1.2), it is necessary to apply a patch to
+    mod_mirrorbrain. See http://mirrorbrain.org/issues/issue7. The provided
+    Debian packages are compiled with this patch.
 
+Ubuntu
+    Apache in *9.04* is new enough and known to work.
+    APR-Util on 9.04 is still older than 1.3 (1.2.x), and thus it is necessary
+    to apply a patch to mod_mirrorbrain. See http://mirrorbrain.org/issues/issue7. 
+    The provided Ubuntu packages are compiled with this patch.
+    
 
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