I have included all of the configuration and compilation proccess. though of course the error is at the bottom.

[root@ajulrich-2 apache_1.3.9]# ./config.status
Configuring for Apache, Version 1.3.9
 + using installation path layout: RedHat (config.layout)
 + activated php3 module (modules/php3/libphp3.a)
Creating Makefile
Creating Configuration.apaci in src
 + enabling mod_so for DSO support
Creating Makefile in src
 + configured for Linux platform
 + setting C compiler to gcc
 + setting C pre-processor to gcc -E
 + checking for system header files
 + adding selected modules
    o rewrite_module uses ConfigStart/End
 + using -lndbm for DBM support
      enabling DBM support for mod_rewrite
    o dbm_auth_module uses ConfigStart/End
    o php3_module uses ConfigStart/End
 + using -ldl for vendor DSO support
 + checking sizeof various data types
 + doing sanity check on compiler and options
Creating Makefile in src/support
Creating Makefile in src/regex
Creating Makefile in src/os/unix
Creating Makefile in src/ap
Creating Makefile in src/main
Creating Makefile in src/lib/expat-lite
Creating Makefile in src/modules/standard
Creating Makefile in src/modules/proxy
Creating Makefile in src/modules/php3
[root@ajulrich-2 apache_1.3.9]# make
===> src
make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/apache_1.3.9'
make[2]: Entering directory `/tmp/apache_1.3.9/src'
===> src/regex
make[3]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
<=== src/regex
===> src/os/unix
gcc -c  -I../../os/unix -I../../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I
../../lib/expat-lite `../../apaci` os.c
gcc -c  -I../../os/unix -I../../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I
../../lib/expat-lite `../../apaci` os-inline.c
rm -f libos.a
ar cr libos.a os.o os-inline.o
ranlib libos.a
<=== src/os/unix
===> src/ap
gcc -c  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib
/expat-lite `../apaci` ap_cpystrn.c
gcc -c  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib
/expat-lite `../apaci` ap_execve.c
gcc -c  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib
/expat-lite `../apaci` ap_fnmatch.c
gcc -c  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib
/expat-lite `../apaci` ap_getpass.c
gcc -c  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib
/expat-lite `../apaci` ap_md5c.c
gcc -c  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib
/expat-lite `../apaci` ap_signal.c
gcc -c  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib
/expat-lite `../apaci` ap_slack.c
gcc -c  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib
/expat-lite `../apaci` ap_snprintf.c
gcc -c  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib
/expat-lite `../apaci` ap_sha1.c
gcc -c  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib
/expat-lite `../apaci` ap_checkpass.c
gcc -c  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib
/expat-lite `../apaci` ap_base64.c
rm -f libap.a
ar cr libap.a ap_cpystrn.o ap_execve.o ap_fnmatch.o ap_getpass.o ap_md5c.o ap_si
gnal.o ap_slack.o ap_snprintf.o ap_sha1.o ap_checkpass.o ap_base64.o
ranlib libap.a
<=== src/ap
===> src/main
gcc -c  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib
/expat-lite `../apaci` gen_test_char.c
gcc  -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib/expat-lite `../apaci`   -o gen
_test_char gen_test_char.o  -Wl,-rpath,/usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql  -lgd -L/usr/l
ocal/mysql/lib/mysql -lmysqlclient -Lmodules/php3 -L../modules/php3 -L../../modu
les/php3 -lmodphp3                        -lgd -lpam -lm -ldl -lcrypt -lnsl  -lr
esolv  -lm -lcrypt -lndbm -lgdbm -ldl
./gen_test_char >test_char.h
gcc -c  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib
/expat-lite `../apaci` alloc.c
gcc -c  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib
/expat-lite `../apaci` buff.c
gcc -c  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib
/expat-lite `../apaci` http_config.c
gcc -c  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib
/expat-lite `../apaci` http_core.c
gcc -c  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib
/expat-lite `../apaci` http_log.c
gcc -c  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib
/expat-lite `../apaci` http_main.c
gcc -c  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib
/expat-lite `../apaci` http_protocol.c
gcc -c  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib
/expat-lite `../apaci` http_request.c
gcc -c  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib
/expat-lite `../apaci` http_vhost.c
gcc -c  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib
/expat-lite `../apaci` util.c
gcc -c  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib
/expat-lite `../apaci` util_date.c
gcc -c  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib
/expat-lite `../apaci` util_script.c
gcc -c  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib
/expat-lite `../apaci` util_uri.c
gcc -c  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib
/expat-lite `../apaci` util_md5.c
gcc -c  -I../os/unix -I../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I../lib
/expat-lite `../apaci` rfc1413.c
rm -f libmain.a
ar cr libmain.a alloc.o buff.o http_config.o http_core.o http_log.o http_main.o
http_protocol.o http_request.o http_vhost.o util.o util_date.o util_script.o uti
l_uri.o util_md5.o rfc1413.o
ranlib libmain.a
<=== src/main
===> src/lib
===> src/lib/expat-lite
make[4]: Nothing to be done for `all'.
<=== src/lib/expat-lite
<=== src/lib
===> src/modules
===> src/modules/standard
gcc -c  -I../../os/unix -I../../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I
../../lib/expat-lite `../../apaci` mod_so.c
rm -f libstandard.a
ar cr libstandard.a mod_so.o
ranlib libstandard.a
gcc -c  -I../../os/unix -I../../include   -DLINUX=2 -DUSE_HSREGEX -DUSE_EXPAT -I
../../lib/expat-lite `../../apaci` -fpic -DSHARED_MODULE mod_vhost_alias.c && mv
 mod_vhost_alias.o mod_vhost_alias.lo
gcc -rpath /usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql -shared -o mod_vhost_alias.so mod_vhost_al
ias.lo
gcc: unrecognized option `-rpath'
/usr/local/mysql/lib/mysql: file not recognized: Is a directory
make[4]: *** [mod_vhost_alias.so] Error 1
make[3]: *** [all] Error 1
make[2]: *** [subdirs] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/tmp/apache_1.3.9/src'
make[1]: *** [build-std] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/apache_1.3.9'
make: *** [build] Error 2