title: building apache from source on debian
body: <p>I'm trying to build apache from source on debian. The only reason I'm not using spt-get install is because in the apache cookbook, they recommend installing from source.I get the following error when I ./configure:</p>
  
  <pre><code>configure: error: invalid variable name: ' --with-mpm'
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I also saw some warnings when I ./buildconf Is this something I should be concerned about? This is my first attempt at compiling from source, and I'd really appreciate any help.</p>
  
  <p>I'm using the ./configure arguments directly from the apache cookbook:</p>
  
  <pre><code>./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache --with-layout=Apache --enable-modules=most --enable-mods-shared=all \ --with-mpm=prefork 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I'm running a minimum debian install in virtual box to train myself for deploying in the rackspace cloud soon. </p>
  
  <p>EDIT: I'm building Apache 2.2.16</p>