On Fri, 4 Mar 2005, Stas Bekman wrote: > Formhandle wrote: > > Stas Bekman wrote: > > > >> Please upgrade first to the latest mod_perl (2.0.0-RC4 or 1.999.21) > >> and then try again: > >> http://perl.apache.org/download/index.html > >> http://perl.apache.org/docs/2.0/os/win32/install.html > [...] > > Please keep in mind I'm a self-taught programmer and, > > contrary to common perception, this mod_perl stuff is > > not the easiest thing in the world to install and keep > > in sync with Apache. > > Yes, but the newer version have the bug that you've reported fixed. > > > I would love to be up-to-date with the latest and > > greatest if there were a simple and non-convoluted way > > to do so. > > Move away from win32 to a decent OS and you will have > plenty to choose from.
Not wanting to turn this into a discussion of the merits of different operating systems, but I'd suggest that, for binary packaging systems, ActiveState's ppm utility is pretty mature, and relatively straightforward to use. With any such system one can run into problems, but this isn't limited to win32 - witness the difficulties people have on linux with mod_perl rpm upgrades. Of course, on linux compiling things on your own is (often) a viable option, but I'd say the ppm system is sufficiently developed so as to make the lack of a compiler on Win32 not so much of an issue for an average user. As Stas pointed out at http://perl.apache.org/docs/2.0/os/win32/install.html, Win32 mod_perl-2 ppm packages are available. You should just be able to do, for ActivePerl 8xx, C:\> ppm install http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/mod_perl.ppd to install (this version is currently at the latest mod_perl-2 release candidate). If you have problems doing this, or if you find the docs lacking or confusing, let us know, so that we can improve things. -- best regards, randy
