I can think only about hardware failures. i would try to download apache
again,
unpack it in different directory and try it again.
it should be compiled without any patches/additional_settings.

> > I build apache on DEC PWS with some add-ons like mod_ssl, mod_perl
> > and it works great. when i build apache only, i
> > specified --prefix=/usr/apache
> > and nothing special. do you have problems with compilation of other
things?
>
> Nope, everything else, so far, built from scratch or ports seems
> to work fine.  Just apache.  I am building the standard apache
> port (1.3.14) and will see if that dumps core.
>
> Anything else I might keep an eye out for?
>
> > > I was just putting up apache on serveral of my NetBSD boxes.
> > > The VAX, MIPS, etc., machines built and run it fine, but my
> > > alpha 3000/300LX box dumps core.  Is there anything strange
> > > about building apache (1.3.19 from their sources) on an alpha
> > > under NetBSD-1.5?