"Randy Kobes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://perl.apache.org/distributions.html contains links to how to
> install mod_perl via ActivePerl's ppm (Perl Package Manager), as
> well as some other Apache::* modules. For starting out on Win32 this route
> is probably the easiest, as everything you need to get started
> comes with the ppm distribution.
hmmm. Randy, I'm running your *other* mod_perl binary distribution (linked
on the same page)
ftp://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/pub/other/perl-win32-bin-0.6.exe because after
reading the readmes, it seemed the easiest to get up and runnig with:
no setup/install program routine
just unzip into the directories specified in the readme,
edit autoexec.bat for path and variables, as specified
edit conf files to taste, and
voila! perl 5.6, apache and ssl!
what could be easier?
also, besides replacing (and not playing nice with) ActiveState perl, are
there any other particular advantages or drawbacks between this distribution
and the AS-compatible ppm packages available from theoryx5uwinnipeg.ca site?
is one or the other more recent, or better maintained? which do you prefer
personally?
the readme.txt mentions:
"If you do not intend to run mod_perl, then you should consider
using ActiveState's perl (http://www.activestate.com/), which is more
widely used and supported."
i'd guess most here (including the originator of this thread) do intend to
run mod_perl, so is this statement in the readme.txt no longer relevant?
i happily blew away my Activestate perl installation to install your perl
build with this distribution (AS was really huge and seemed a bit bloated),
but recently realized i'll need AS back if i want to play with their Komodo
(sp?) perl IDE...
tia for your thoughts on this,
-dave
