Hi all, I am happy to announce the release of Apache::PAR version 0.12. This module is available for download from either a CPAN mirror or sourceforge: http://www.cpan.org/modules/by-authors/id/N/NB/NBYRD/Apache-PAR-0.12.tar.gz http://sourceforge.net/projects/apache-par/.
Highlights from this release: 0.12 Thu Mar 27 2003 * Some testing performed on Win32 platforms Win 98 and Win 2k (thanks to Raymond Field. Documentation changed to reflect necessary changes to get Apache::PAR up and running on Win32. * Improved mod_perl 2.x detection. No longer requires Apache::ServerUtil * Support for Apache::Static pulling from root directory of PAR file * New configuration mechanism, through PARInclude directive and use/include lines in startup.pl or PERL sections Also, highlights from 0.11 (no announcement previously sent): 0.11 Mon Mar 10 2003 * Changes to stay compatible with latest mod_perl CVS. This change is not backwards compatible, however. For mod_perl 2.x the CVS version is currently required * Some code cleanup * Added more tests (not yet complete) * Made errors from Archive::Zip silent (less noise to logs) * Added additional tests * Apache::PAR::Registry was using PARPerlRunPath instead of PARRegistryPath, identified by Raymond Field * PARPerlRunPath and PARRegistryPath failed to find contents if set to "/", identified by Raymond Field * WIN32 fix for setting ##PARFILE## to reasonable value on that platform for Apache, identified by Raymond Field Summary of Apache::PAR: Apache::PAR is a framework for including Perl ARchive files in a mod_perl (1.x or 2.x) environment. It allows an author to package up a web application, including configuration, static files, Perl modules, and Registry and PerlRun scripts to include in a single file. This archive can then be moved to other locations on the same system or distributed, and loaded with a single set of configuration options in the Apache configuration. These modules are based on PAR.pm by Autrijus Tang and Archive::Zip by Ned Konz, as well as the mod_perl modules. They extend the concept of PAR files to mod_perl, similar to how WAR archives work for Java. An archive (which is really a zip file), contains one or more elements which can be served to clients making requests to an Apache web server. Scripts, modules, and static content should then be able to be served from within the .par archive without modifications. Contact: If you have questions or problems regarding this module, or suggestions for further enhancements, please let me know at one of the following locations: E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mailing list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (to subscribe, send an empty email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Sourceforge forums: http://sourceforge.net/projects/apache-par/ Thanks, -- Nathan Byrd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>