Mailing List Archive: Solution for $r->connection->client_addr->port (was: Re: Compile mod

> On 2/25/2019 2:28 PM, Randolf Richardson wrote:
> > [sNip]
> >>> As long as one isn't relying on the client's dynamic TCP port number
> >>> from $r->connection->remote_addr->port for anything (as I've
> >>> discovered no longer works in the current release of mod_perl2),
> >>> updating to the newest mod_perl2 should ultimately be relatively
> >>> problem-free. (This client port number business has not been a high
> >>> priority for me to raise as an issue, but if it is something that
> >>> Hans or anyone else is needing I'll gladly chime in with my vote for
> >>> wanting it fixed.)
> >>
> >> Does this work for you?
> >> $r->connection->client_addr->port;
> >
> > Unfortunately, this does not work for me, and this error is appended
> > to the web server's error log:
> >
> > Can't locate object method "port" via package "APR::SockAddr" at
> > /internet/com/example/www/test.pl line 42.
>
> Does test.pl load APR::SockAddr?

No, it wasn't.

> use APR::SockAddr ();

Adding that line resolves the problem, and shows the correct dynamic
port number.

This is great! Thank you.

> >> The doc. states remote_addr returns an APR::SockAddr object but there's
> >> no remote_addr in my Apache2::Connection. However, there's a client_addr
> >> which does return an APR::SockAddr object.
> >
> > In case you're interested, these are the relevant modules I'm using
> > (output filtered from "apt" on Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS on my laptop):
> >
> > apache2/bionic-updates,now 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.5 amd64
> >
> > apache2-bin/bionic-updates,now 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.5 amd64
> >
> > apache2-data/bionic-updates,bionic-updates,now 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.5
> > all
> >
> > apache2-dev/bionic-updates,now 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.5 amd64
> >
> > libapache2-mod-apreq2/bionic,now 2.13-5build3 amd64
> >
> > libapache2-mod-perl2/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now
> > 2.0.10-2ubuntu3.18.04.1 amd64
> >
> > libapache2-request-perl/bionic,now 2.13-5build3 amd64
> >
> > perl/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.3 amd64
> >
> > perl-base/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.3
> > amd64

Randolf Richardson - randolf@inter-corporate.com
Inter-Corporate Computer & Network Services, Inc.
Beautiful British Columbia, Canada
http://www.inter-corporate.com/

On 2/25/2019 2:57 PM, Randolf Richardson wrote:
>> On 2/25/2019 2:28 PM, Randolf Richardson wrote:
>>> [sNip]
>>>>> As long as one isn't relying on the client's dynamic TCP port number
>>>>> from $r->connection->remote_addr->port for anything (as I've
>>>>> discovered no longer works in the current release of mod_perl2),
>>>>> updating to the newest mod_perl2 should ultimately be relatively
>>>>> problem-free. (This client port number business has not been a high
>>>>> priority for me to raise as an issue, but if it is something that
>>>>> Hans or anyone else is needing I'll gladly chime in with my vote for
>>>>> wanting it fixed.)
>>>>
>>>> Does this work for you?
>>>> $r->connection->client_addr->port;
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, this does not work for me, and this error is appended
>>> to the web server's error log:
>>>
>>> Can't locate object method "port" via package "APR::SockAddr" at
>>> /internet/com/example/www/test.pl line 42.
>>
>> Does test.pl load APR::SockAddr?
>
> No, it wasn't.
>
>> use APR::SockAddr ();
>
> Adding that line resolves the problem, and shows the correct dynamic
> port number.
>
> This is great! Thank you.
>

Sure thing, glad it works.

I suppose the Apache2::Connection documentation should be updated, so
that 'remote_addr' is replaced by the correct 'client_addr'.

>>>> The doc. states remote_addr returns an APR::SockAddr object but there's
>>>> no remote_addr in my Apache2::Connection. However, there's a client_addr
>>>> which does return an APR::SockAddr object.
>>>
>>> In case you're interested, these are the relevant modules I'm using
>>> (output filtered from "apt" on Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS on my laptop):
>>>
>>> apache2/bionic-updates,now 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.5 amd64
>>>
>>> apache2-bin/bionic-updates,now 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.5 amd64
>>>
>>> apache2-data/bionic-updates,bionic-updates,now 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.5
>>> all
>>>
>>> apache2-dev/bionic-updates,now 2.4.29-1ubuntu4.5 amd64
>>>
>>> libapache2-mod-apreq2/bionic,now 2.13-5build3 amd64
>>>
>>> libapache2-mod-perl2/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now
>>> 2.0.10-2ubuntu3.18.04.1 amd64
>>>
>>> libapache2-request-perl/bionic,now 2.13-5build3 amd64
>>>
>>> perl/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.3 amd64
>>>
>>> perl-base/bionic-updates,bionic-security,now 5.26.1-6ubuntu0.3
>>> amd64
>
> Randolf Richardson - randolf@inter-corporate.com
> Inter-Corporate Computer & Network Services, Inc.
> Beautiful British Columbia, Canada
> http://www.inter-corporate.com/
>
>
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