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Work on MODPYTHON-206 started by Graham Dumpleton.

> The attribute req.used_path_info should be writable.
> ----------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: MODPYTHON-206
>                 URL: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MODPYTHON-206
>             Project: mod_python
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>          Components: core
>    Affects Versions: 3.3
>            Reporter: Graham Dumpleton
>         Assigned To: Graham Dumpleton
>             Fix For: 3.3
>
>
> At present, req.used_path_info is read only. This should instead be modifi
able as well.
> This attribute gets set when you use the Apache AcceptPathInfo directive. 
You might use it for example as:
> <Files "mypaths.shtml">
> Options +Includes
> SetOutputFilter INCLUDES
> AcceptPathInfo On
> </Files>
> In this case use of AcceptPathInfo would be needed as the default-handler 
for serving up static files prohibits additional path info by default. Thus,
 if you want SSI files to be able to make use of additional path info, you h
ave to enable it.
> In mod_python 3.3, the ability to register filters dynamically just for th
e current request means that SSI can be set up from within a fixuphandler us
ing:
> def fixuphandler(req):
>     if os.path.basename(req.filename) == 'mypaths.shtml':
>         req.add_output_filter('INCLUDES')
>     return apache.OK
> Without req.used_path_info being modifiable though, one can't do the equivalent to
 AcceptPathInfo from within the handler. Thus, req.used_path_info should be modifiab
le. The values this attribute needs to be set to are already specified in mod_python
.ap
ache
> and thus only needs one line change to requestobject.c because value is an
 integer. The handler could then be written as:
> def fixuphandler(req):
>     if os.path.basename(req.filename) == 'mypaths.shtml':
>         req.add_output_filter('INCLUDES')
>         req.used_path_info = apache.AP_REQ_ACCEPT_PATH_INFO
>     return apache.OK

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