mod_jk RPM Spec file for CentOS8

mod_jk.spec

%{!?apxs: %{expand: %%define apxs %{_bindir}/apxs}}
%define httpd httpd

Name:           mod_jk
Version:        1.2.48
Release:        1%{?org_tag}%{?dist}
Epoch:          0
Summary:        Tomcat mod_jk connector for Apache

License:        Apache License
Group:          Internet/WWW/Servers
URL:            http://tomcat.apache.org/
Source0:        http://www.apache.org/dist/tomcat/tomcat-connectors/jk/tomcat-connectors-%{version}-src.tar.gz

Patch1:         httpd-jk.conf-1.2.48.patch

BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-%{release}-root-%(%{__id_u} -n)

BuildRequires:  %{httpd}-devel, autoconf, automake, libtool, make
Requires:       %{httpd}
Obsoletes:      mod_jk < %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
Provides:       mod_jk = %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}
Obsoletes:      tomcat-mod < %{epoch}:%{version}-%{release}

%description
mod_jk allows Apache to serve as a front-end for Tomcat, GlassFish or any other
AJP1.3-enabled application server, with optional load-balancing.

# --- sub-package for selinux support ---
%package selinux
Summary:        Tomcat mod_jk connector for Apache SELinux support
Requires:       %name = %version-%release
Requires:       policycoreutils, libselinux-utils
Requires(post): policycoreutils, gawk
Requires(postun): policycoreutils
%description selinux
This package contains SELinux support for the httpd-mod_jk package.

#################################################################################
# common
#################################################################################
# httpd does not work with position independent executables (pie flag set)
# So we reconfigure the macro
%global _hardening_ldflags	-Wl,-z,now

%prep
%setup -q -n tomcat-connectors-%{version}-src
%patch1 -p0 -b .org

(cd native && %{__libtoolize} --copy --force)

%build
export apxs=%{_httpd_apxs}
cd native
autoreconf -fi
%configure \
  --with-apxs=%{apxs} \

make %{?_smp_mflags}
cd ..

%install
rm -rf %{buildroot}

mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{httpd}/modules
mkdir -p %{buildroot}/%{httpd}/conf.d/
mkdir -p %{buildroot}/var/cache/httpd

%{__install} -D -m 755 native/apache-2.0/mod_jk.so %{buildroot}/%{_sysconfdir}/%{httpd}/modules/mod_jk.so
%{__install} -D -m 644 conf/workers.properties -D %{buildroot}/%{_sysconfdir}/%{httpd}/conf.d/workers.properties
%{__install} -D -m 644 conf/httpd-jk.conf -D %{buildroot}/%{_sysconfdir}/%{httpd}/conf.d/mod_jk.conf

#################################################################################
# files
#################################################################################
%files
%doc LICENSE NOTICE conf/workers.properties
%doc native/BUILDING.txt native/README.txt native/TODO.txt
%config(noreplace) /%{_sysconfdir}/%{httpd}/conf.d/mod_jk.conf
%config(noreplace) /%{_sysconfdir}/%{httpd}/conf.d/workers.properties
/%{_sysconfdir}/%{httpd}/modules/mod_jk.so

%files selinux

#################################################################################
%post selinux
restorecon %{_sysconfdir}/%{httpd}/modules/mod_jk.so > /dev/null 2>&1
restorecon /var/cache/httpd > /dev/null 2>&1


#################################################################################
%changelog
* Tue Aug 18 2020 Robert Oschwald <robertoschwald@gmail.com> - 0:1.2.48-1
- Version for Centos8
- Need to use without -pie flag, otherwise glibc does not load dynamic lib

* Wed Apr 20 2016 Robert Oschwald <robertoschwald@gmail.com> - 0:1.2.41-2
- Use /var/cache/httpd for shm file due to SELinux in CentOS7

* Wed Apr 20 2016 Robert Oschwald <robertoschwald@gmail.com> 0:1.2.41-1
- Version 1.2.41
- Added selinux sub-package for correct labling of mod_jk.so

* Tue Jun 18 2013 Vicente Dominguez <twitter:@vicendominguez> 1.2.37
- Initial release

What's in httpd-jk.conf-1.2.48.patch?

httpd-jk.conf-1.2.48.patch

--- conf/httpd-jk.conf.org	2014-12-20 15:04:28.000000000 -0500
+++ conf/httpd-jk.conf	2016-04-20 11:08:49.166566794 -0400
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@

     # We need a workers file exactly once
     # and in the global server
-    JkWorkersFile conf/workers.properties
+    JkWorkersFile conf.d/workers.properties

     # Our JK error log
     # You can (and should) use rotatelogs here
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     JkLogLevel info

     # Our JK shared memory file
-    JkShmFile logs/mod_jk.shm
+    JkShmFile /var/cache/httpd/mod_jk.shm

     # Define a new log format you can use in any CustomLog in order
     # to add mod_jk specific information to your access log.

Thanks!