randyk 2002/11/28 09:05:19
Modified: src/docs/1.0/os/win32 install.pod
src/docs/2.0/os/win32 install.pod
Log:
added discussion of ActivePerl 8xx ppm respository for mod_perl-2
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@@ -297,8 +297,13 @@
not be able to use an earlier Apache binary. However, in the Apache
Win32 world it is particularly a good idea to use the latest version,
for bug and security fixes. If you encounter problems in loading
-F<mod_perl.so>, ensure that the version of the mod_perl binary
-matches that of Apache; if all else fails, a reboot may help.
+F<mod_perl.so>, ensure that the mod_perl version you are using matches
+that of Apache, make certain C<Perl> is in your C<PATH> environment
+variable, or try adding the Apache directive
+
+ LoadFile "C:/Path/to/your/Perl/bin/perlxx.dll"
+
+before loading F<mod_perl.so>. If all else fails, a reboot may help.
=head1 See Also
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@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@
it is expected sometime in the future that perl-5.8 will be the
recommended Perl for Win32 mod_perl-2. ActiveState currently has
a beta perl-5.8 Win32 binary ready for testing; see the section
-on Apache/mod_perl binaries below to obtain another perl-5.8
+on Apache/mod_perl binaries below for details on a suitable
+repository containing mod_perl, and also how to obtain another perl-5.8
Win32 binary package.
When installing Perl or other related binaries, subtleties may arise
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@
searching for modules.
The mod_perl PPM package also includes the necessary Apache DLL
-C<mod_perl.so>; a post-installation script should be run which will
+F<mod_perl.so>; a post-installation script should be run which will
offer to copy this file to your Apache2 modules directory (eg,
F<C:/Apache2/modules/>). If this is not done, you can get the file
F<mod_perl-2.tar.gz> from
@@ -180,7 +181,47 @@
Win32 world it is particularly a good idea to use the latest version,
for bug and security fixes. If you encounter problems loading
F<mod_perl.so>, ensure that the mod_perl version you are using matches
-that of Apache; if all else fails, a reboot may help.
+that of Apache, make certain C<Perl> is in your C<PATH> environment
+variable, or try adding the Apache directive
+
+ LoadFile "C:/Path/to/your/Perl/bin/perlxx.dll"
+
+before loading F<mod_perl.so>. If all else fails, a reboot may help.
+
+For users of ActivePerl beta 8xx, based on perl-5.8, a
+similar repository is available. At present this contains
+mod_perl-2, which can be installed as
+
+ C:\> ppm install
+ http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/mod_perl.ppd
+
+You can also set the repository within the C<ppm> shell
+utility as (broken over 2 lines for readability)
+
+ PPM> rep add theoryx5
+ http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/cgi-bin/ppmserver?urn:/PPMServer58
+
+or, for C<ppm2>,
+
+ PPM> set repository theoryx5
+ http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/cgi-bin/ppmserver?urn:/PPMServer58
+
+mod_perl 2.0 can then be installed as
+
+ PPM> install mod_perl
+
+This procedure should run a post-install script to copy
+F<mod_perl.so> to your Apache2 modules directory (eg,
+F<C:/Apache2/modules/>). If this is not done, you can get the file
+F<mod_perl.tar.gz> from
+http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmps/x86/ which, when unpacked,
+contains F<mod_perl.so> in the top-level directory.
+
+Currently this repository does not contain a mod_perl-1 package.
+Note that, because of binary incompatibilities, one should
+I<not> install packages for ActivePerl 8xx from a repository
+containing packages for ActivePerl 6xx, and vice-versa, particularly
+if these packages contain XS-based modules.
=item Apache/mod_perl binary
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