Hi Michael,

I will first respond to the apr changes (I shortened the response):

> >  config/rootfiles/common/apache2 |  8 ++--
> >  config/rootfiles/common/apr     | 57 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  config/rootfiles/common/aprutil | 52 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  lfs/apr                         | 84
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  lfs/aprutil                     | 84
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  make.sh                         |  2 +
> >  6 files changed, 283 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> >  create mode 100644 config/rootfiles/common/apr
> >  create mode 100644 config/rootfiles/common/aprutil
> >  create mode 100644 lfs/apr
> >  create mode 100644 lfs/aprutil
> >
> > diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/apache2
> > b/config/rootfiles/common/apache2
> > index 7e33a155e..360f5ae61 100644
> > --- a/config/rootfiles/common/apache2
> > +++ b/config/rootfiles/common/apache2
> > @@ -1342,22 +1342,22 @@ usr/lib/apache/mod_usertrack.so
> >  usr/lib/apache/mod_version.so
> >  usr/lib/apache/mod_vhost_alias.so
> >  #usr/lib/apr-util-1
> > -usr/lib/apr-util-1/apr_dbd_sqlite3-1.so
> > +#usr/lib/apr-util-1/apr_dbd_sqlite3-1.so
> >  #usr/lib/apr-util-1/apr_dbd_sqlite3.a
> >  #usr/lib/apr-util-1/apr_dbd_sqlite3.la
> > -usr/lib/apr-util-1/apr_dbd_sqlite3.so
> > +#usr/lib/apr-util-1/apr_dbd_sqlite3.so
> >  #usr/lib/apr.exp
> >  #usr/lib/aprutil.exp
> >  #usr/lib/libapr-1.a
> >  #usr/lib/libapr-1.la
> >  usr/lib/libapr-1.so
> >  usr/lib/libapr-1.so.0
> > -usr/lib/libapr-1.so.0.5.1
> > +#usr/lib/libapr-1.so.0.5.1
> >  #usr/lib/libaprutil-1.a
> >  #usr/lib/libaprutil-1.la
> >  usr/lib/libaprutil-1.so
> >  usr/lib/libaprutil-1.so.0
> > -usr/lib/libaprutil-1.so.0.5.3
> > +#usr/lib/libaprutil-1.so.0.5.3
> >  #usr/lib/pkgconfig/apr-1.pc
> >  #usr/lib/pkgconfig/apr-util-1.pc
> >  #usr/sbin/ab
> 
> You don't need to package the .so files. They are just needed for
> linking which we never do on the firewall system.
> 
> Just ship the .so.X and .so.X.Y files.
Ok, I will change that. Currently, the .so files are shipped and they are actually only a symbolic link to the .so.X.Y file. Are you sure I should leave them out?

> Here it seems taht you are not shipping libaprutil at all. Can we not
> disable it in the build since it is being compiled in an extra package?
Yes, you are right, I will disable it in the rootfile of apache 2.2. I tried to perform only the absolute minimum changes in the apache 2.2 package, this is why they were still there.

(...)
> > +usr/lib/libapr-1.so.0.6.2
> > +usr/lib/apr.exp
> > +usr/lib/libapr-1.la
> > +usr/lib/libapr-1.so
> > +usr/lib/libapr-1.so.0
> > +#usr/lib/pkgconfig/apr-1.pc
> > +#usr/share/apr-1
> > +#usr/share/apr-1/build
> > +#usr/share/apr-1/build/apr_common.m4
> > +#usr/share/apr-1/build/apr_rules.mk
> > +#usr/share/apr-1/build/find_apr.m4
> > +#usr/share/apr-1/build/libtool
> > +#usr/share/apr-1/build/make_exports.awk
> > +#usr/share/apr-1/build/make_var_export.awk
> > +#usr/share/apr-1/build/mkdir.sh
> 
> Same as above. The static library .a isn't needed on the system either.
You mean the .la file, right? I will remove that, this is currently not shipped, I added it by accident.
I will also remove the .exp file.

> Also the alphabetical order of the rootfile is messed up. The build
> system should complain about that.
It did not (well, at least not in the last lines), I will sort that out.

> > diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/aprutil
> > b/config/rootfiles/common/aprutil
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000..7b0bbb8d7
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/config/rootfiles/common/aprutil
> > @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
(...)
> > +usr/lib/aprutil.exp
> 
> The package has a bundled version of libexpat. We have a package for
> that. Please disable this here. aprutil is compiled after expat, but it
> does not seem to find it or it is not happy with the version.
There is a build option that hopefully fixes that. 

(...)
> > ###########
> > +
> > +include Config
> > +
> > +VER        = 1.6.2
> > +
> > +THISAPP    = apr-$(VER)
> > +DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.bz2
> > +DL_FROM    = http://archive.apache.org/dist/apr
> > +DIR_APP    = $(DIR_SRC)/$(THISAPP)
> > +
> > +TARGET     = $(DIR_INFO)/$(THISAPP)
(...)
> > +
> > +	cd $(DIR_APP) && sed -i "/seems to be moved/s/^/#/"
> > build/ltmain.sh
> What is this supposed to do? Please add a comment.
This was part of the LFS build "Installation of Apr" process. It is not anymore for apr 1.6.2, so I will remove this line.

(...)
> > --- a/make.sh
> > +++ b/make.sh
> > @@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ buildbase() {
> >      lfsmake2 bzip2
> >      lfsmake2 pcre
> >      lfsmake2 pcre-compat
> > +    lfsmake2 apr
> >      lfsmake2 bash
> >      lfsmake2 diffutils
> >      lfsmake2 e2fsprogs
> 
> Does apr need to be built this early in the processs? Why can we not
> have it in the IPFire stage? Is anything suddenly depending on it?
I added it some months ago, I actually don't remember. I will test if I can move it directly in front of aprutil.

Best regards,
Wolfgang