Randy's distro is extremely convenient as it packs everything one
probably needs and more... And as a simple zip it's easy to
install/uninstall/upgrade. Also, I hear quite popular Embperl doesn't
work with AS Perl yet, so as 90% of my work is done in Embperl, my
choice is quite simple. Moreover, AS & modperl is quite recent affair,
while Randy's distro has been working great for me for at perhaps two
years... (thanks Randy)
- R.
David Kaufman wrote:
>
> "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
