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Packaging Apache for Solaris 10

## NOTE: Somehow pieces of this article are missing. Please bear with me as I re-organize this article and make it work properly :)

Packaging
Apache for Solaris 10 Sparc

This will give a step through of how I compiled and
packaged Apache for Solaris 10 Sparc. Comments will show what needs to
be different to package Apache for the AMD64 environment. The
assumption is made that all the Solaris packages and libraries required
are already installed [ie. gcc, gmake, etc], otherwise the compile will
fail.

Keep in mind that the end result is a fully 64-bit version of Apache. I’ve recently had problems trying to get a 32-bit version working properly, specifically involving issues with openssl. I’ll post some more info once I manage to get it working.

The package will be called MYapache, will include Apache 2.2.9 +
OpenSSL, and will use Solaris’s SMF functionality to handle the service.

Decide where you are going to install Apache. In our case we use
/opt/apache. Make sure /opt/apache
either doesn’t exist, or is empty. Otherwise any files that already
exist in there will be included in the package.

Creating
the Software:

  • Create a build environment.
    mkdir -p /admin/src/builds/apache
    mkdir -p /admin/src/work/apache
  • Make sure the appropriate environment variables are set

    • CC="gcc -m64"
    MAKE="gmake"
    CFLAGS="-O2"
    LDFLAGS="-s -L/usr/lib/sparcv9 -R/usr/sfw/lib/sparcv9 -R/usr/lib/sparcv9 -R/usr/sfw/lib/sparcv9

  • NOTE: For AMD64 – LDFLAGS=”-s -R/usr/sfw/lib/amd64″/sparcv9″
  • Download the source for both apache and openssl. I just
    download it straight to /admin/src/builds/apache
  • Unpack

    • gunzip httpd-2.2.9.tar.gz && tar xf httpd-2.2.9.tar
    gunzip openssl-0.9.8h.tar.gz && tar xf openssl-0.9.8h.tar

  • Configure and compile openssl

    • cd /admin/src/builds/apache/openssl-0.9.h
    ./Configure solaris64-sparcv9-gcc --prefix=/opt/apache

  • NOTE for AMD64 use: ./Configure solaris64-x86_64-gcc --prefix=/opt/apache

    • gmake
    op shell gmake install

  • We use ‘op’ instead of sudo. The point is, become root,
    then run gmake install
  • Configure and install apache
      cd /admin/src/builds/apache/httpd-2.2.9
      ./configure --prefix=/opt/apache --enable-modules=all --enable-ssl --enable-so --with-ssl=/opt/apache
      gmake
      op shell gmake install
  • Now we need the SMF manifest.
      • Once the software is installed, you need to create a table
        of contents to be used for the package creation tool.
      • At the TOP of the prototype file, add the following
        entries:
      • At the BOTTOM of the prototype file, add the following
        entries:
      • Now we need to create the other files, all in /admin/src/work/apache/.
      • pkginfo
        should contain the following, edited for your requirements

      • mkdir -p /opt/apache/conf/smf
      cd /opt/apache/conf/smf
      vi /opt/apache/conf/README

      # You can use this README
      if you like: RIGHT Click and Click “Save As”
      vi /opt/apache/conf/apache.xml
      # You can
      use this apache.xml if you
      like. You need to use wget, or  Right-click and Save the file
      chmod 444 /opt/apache/conf/apache.xml

      Creating the package configuration files :
      This part of the process should all be done as root.

      cd /opt
      find apache -print > /tmp/files
      cat /tmp/files | pkgproto > /admin/src/work/apache/prototype

      Now we need to add some entries into the prototype file. Also, make sure
      the ownership and file perms listed in the prototype file are correct
      for your needs.

      i pkginfo
      i postinstall
      i preremove

      d none apache/conf/smf 0755 root root
      f none apache/conf/smf/apache.xml 0444 root sys
      f none apache/conf/smf/README 0444 root root
      d none /var/svc/manifest/application/apache 0755 root sys
      s none /var/svc/manifest/application/apache/apache.xml=/opt/apache/conf/smf/apache.xml

      PKG=MYapache
      NAME=Apache 2.2.x (sol10)
      ARCH=sparc
      VERSION=2.2.9
      CATEGORY=system
      BASEDIR=/opt

      • preremove – Download this preremove script (Right Click – Save As)
        • Install this script in /admin/src/work/apache
        • Name it “preremove”

        Creating the Package

        Now that the configuration files are ready, you can create the package.
        The package will be created as a directory in /tmp. Then we’ll need to
        convert the packing dir into a .pkg file.

        cd /opt
        pkgmk -o -r /opt -d /tmp -f /admin/src/work/apache/prototype
        cd /tmp
        pkgtrans -s /tmp /tmp/MYapache.pkg MYapache

        • #Substitute the name of your package for MYapache above

        • Once you test that the package works as expected, you can clean up
        mv /tmp/MYapache.pkg /admin/src/packages/complete/SPARC/

        #or /admin/src/packages/complete/AMD64

        rm -rf /tmp/MYapache

        Yay! You’re done!

    • Comments

    Comment from Prem
    Time January 20, 2009 at 10:52 am

    This is a great article and almost close to what I needed. I am trying to do the same with Sun compiler , could you please give me the right PATH that needs to be set and the various tools i need to install before starting to compile.

    Comment from ender
    Time January 23, 2009 at 3:24 pm

    I don’t really know what you need to get it to compile with Sun’s compiler. I assume you’d have to download and install Sun Studio [free for the latest two versions] from Sun’s website. The PATH will depend completely on where you install Sun Studio.

    Sorry I can’t be of more help…

    Comment from Vim
    Time February 3, 2009 at 8:57 am

    Could you please post the README and apache.xml file.

    Comment from ender
    Time April 14, 2009 at 2:48 pm

    Sorry for the delay. I finally dug up the README and apache.xml file and fixed the links. Enjoy…

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