Hi Jay, Assuming you package your code as a module and not a script, you won't need a compiler on the runtime box, but you'll need one on the box you use to *build* the module. You can then install the module on the runtime box without a compiler, just by copying the right files to the right places. The two boxes will need to be essentially identical WRT architecture, versions of perl & the dynamic loaders installed, etc.
-Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: Jay Blanchard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 6:48 AM > To: 'inline@perl.org' > Subject: Compiler question... > > I am new to this list as I have seen where Inline can be a > tremendous resource for things that we are doing, not the > least of which is being able to use a legacy DLL from one of > our proprietary applications to be the muscle for an online > application that I'd like to build. So let me ask what might > seem to be a rather ignorant question... > > Do I have to have some sort of C++ compiler (I know that I do > need one as something has to interpret the code in the Inline > block) on the web server where the application will > originate? If so, what compiler should I use? (I am running > IIS5.0 on a W2K box....I wish they'd let me change over to > BSD or Linux and Apache.) > > I appreciate any and all insight into this. >
