I am +1 in concept on this. If I don't hear any strenuous objections, I'll update the STATUS file with the suggestion.
Bill > Yep, I know about the ScriptInterpreterSource directive. > > You may know, there are many problems for newbie users, > who usually don't know how to solve to have their Perl scripts > being portable, executabe also on Unix & Windows boxes, > without the need of altering the shebang line. > > The suggested ShebangAlias directive, would mean an > easy-to-understand solution for newbie users. > Also webmasters & support persons would be glad, > because they would be able to easily point to this directive > instead to explain, how to use the ScriptInterpreterSource > directive & registering the correspondent appropiate > extensions. > > I hope developers will like the idea, and if there is no such > development under way, will implement the suggested feature > into one of future Apache 2.x versions. > > Thanks, > Webmaster33 > > > *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** > On 2002.05.27 at 08:46 Bill Stoddard wrote: > > >Checkout the ScriptInterpreterSource directive. It is not quite as > >flexible as your > >suggestion but it may solve the problem. > > > >Bill > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Webmaster33" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 8:03 AM > >Subject: [suggestion] ShebangAlias directive - to keep to make CGI scripts > >more portable > > > > > >> Hi All, > >> > >> As I know there is a planned config feature to be able to > >> override the shebang line, but as I know there is no any > >> result for it, yet: > >> ------------------------------ > >> * PR#4241: config > >> Need to be able to override shebang line to make CGI scripts > >> more portable. > >> Status: > >> AND > >> 4241 config suspended Need to be able to override shebang line to > >make CGI scripts > >\ > >> more portable. > >> ------------------------------ > >> > >> I would suggest a "ShebangAlias" directive for the Apache config file. > >> I don't know if there is already something similar under development, > >> but this feature would be very important for those users who would like > >> to use their Perl scripts with the least possible modification when they > >> are porting their scripts, or are just developing under Windows > >> environment, later are running their scripts on Unix server. > >> This would really help us to make CGI scripts more portable. > >> > >> Would look like following: > >> ShebangAlias /usr/local/bin/perl "C:/Perl/bin/perl.exe" > >> > >> Any info about similar feature, which may be under development > >> would be fine... > >> > >> Thank you, > >> Webmaster33 > >> > >> > >> > >> > > *********** END REPLIED MESSAGE *********** > >
