Index: httpd-2.2.17/support/apachectl.in
===================================================================
--- httpd-2.2.17.orig/support/apachectl.in
+++ httpd-2.2.17/support/apachectl.in
@@ -43,19 +43,22 @@ ARGV="$@"
 # the path to your httpd binary, including options if necessary
 HTTPD='@exp_sbindir@/@progname@'
 #
-# pick up any necessary environment variables
-if test -f @exp_sbindir@/envvars; then
-  . @exp_sbindir@/envvars
-fi
-#
 # a command that outputs a formatted text version of the HTML at the
 # url given on the command line.  Designed for lynx, however other
 # programs may work.  
-LYNX="@LYNX_PATH@ -dump"
+if [ -x "@LYNX_PATH@" ]; then
+  LYNX="@LYNX_PATH@ -dump"
+else
+  LYNX=none
+fi
 #
 # the URL to your server's mod_status status page.  If you do not
 # have one, then status and fullstatus will not work.
 STATUSURL="http://localhost:@PORT@/server-status"
+# Source /etc/conf.d/apache2 for $HTTPD setting, etc.
+if [ -r /etc/conf.d/apache2 ]; then
+   . /etc/conf.d/apache2
+fi
 #
 # Set this variable to a command that increases the maximum
 # number of file descriptors allowed per child process. This is
@@ -75,29 +78,39 @@ if [ "x$ARGV" = "x" ] ; then
     ARGV="-h"
 fi
 
+function checklynx() {
+if [ "$LYNX" = "none" ]; then
+   echo "The 'links' package is required for this functionality."
+   exit 8
+fi
+}
+
 case $ARGV in
-start|stop|restart|graceful|graceful-stop)
-    $HTTPD -k $ARGV
-    ERROR=$?
+restart|graceful)
+    if $HTTPD $OPTIONS -t >&/dev/null; then
+       $HTTPD $OPTIONS -k $ARGV
+       ERROR=$?
+    else
+       echo "apachectl: Configuration syntax error, will not run \"$ARGV\":"
+       testconfig
+    fi
     ;;
-startssl|sslstart|start-SSL)
-    echo The startssl option is no longer supported.
-    echo Please edit httpd.conf to include the SSL configuration settings
-    echo and then use "apachectl start".
-    ERROR=2
+start|stop|graceful-stop)
+    $HTTPD $OPTIONS -k $ARGV
+    ERROR=$?
     ;;
 configtest)
-    $HTTPD -t
-    ERROR=$?
+    testconfig
     ;;
 status)
+    checklynx
     $LYNX $STATUSURL | awk ' /process$/ { print; exit } { print } '
     ;;
 fullstatus)
     $LYNX $STATUSURL
     ;;
 *)
-    $HTTPD $ARGV
+    $HTTPD $OPTIONS $ARGV
     ERROR=$?
 esac
 
