RE: [Mimedefang] Embedded perl
On Sat, 24 Apr 2004, Les Mikesell wrote: > Would you have a lot of unnecessary overhead if, instead of > writing your own multiplexing and embedded perl, you ran > a stock apache/mod_perl or fastcgi and a really simple > front end that dispatches the jobs via http requests? I have no idea, and I have no inclination to find out. :-) > It would add some software dependencies, but all things > that are well tested, packaged in distributions, and > already understood by system administrators. apache + mod_perl is a very fragile thing, IMO. There are lots of things still broken in apache2's mod_perl. > You would also inherit a framework for web status checking and > administration. We already have that in our commercial product using the multiplexor control socket and other means, so it's already doable. Regards, David. ___ Visit http://www.mimedefang.org and http://www.canit.ca MIMEDefang mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/mailman/listinfo/mimedefang
Re: [Mimedefang] Embedded perl
On Fri, 23 Apr 2004, David F. Skoll wrote: > On Fri, 23 Apr 2004, Henrik Schmiediche wrote: > > What is the advantage to Embedding Perl in the muliplexor? > > Faster startup time and much less memory use. The man mimedefang-multiplexor man page says: -E Specifies that the multiplexor should create an embedded Perl interpreter. This can improve performance dramatically. But see the section "EMBEDDING PERL" for more information. When I read this it wasn't clear whether "performance" applied only to speed, or to memory use, or to both. Perhaps the second sentence should be "This can dramatically decrease both startup time and memory use." Just a thought. -David ___ Visit http://www.mimedefang.org and http://www.canit.ca MIMEDefang mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/mailman/listinfo/mimedefang
RE: [Mimedefang] Embedded perl
On Sat, 2004-04-24 at 09:10, David F. Skoll wrote: > Yes; you need either a shared library libperl.so, or a static one (libperl.a) > on your system. Would you have a lot of unnecessary overhead if, instead of writing your own multiplexing and embedded perl, you ran a stock apache/mod_perl or fastcgi and a really simple front end that dispatches the jobs via http requests? It would add some software dependencies, but all things that are well tested, packaged in distributions, and already understood by system administrators. You would also inherit a framework for web status checking and administration. --- Les Mikesell [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Visit http://www.mimedefang.org and http://www.canit.ca MIMEDefang mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/mailman/listinfo/mimedefang
RE: [Mimedefang] Embedded perl
On Fri, 23 Apr 2004, Henrik Schmiediche wrote: > How can you test if a given implementation is safe? Look at "configure.in" and search for "AC_MSG_CHECKING([if it is safe to destroy and recreate a Perl interpreter])" > Does Perl need to be compiled in any special way to enable embedded Perl to > work? Yes; you need either a shared library libperl.so, or a static one (libperl.a) on your system. Regards, David. ___ Visit http://www.mimedefang.org and http://www.canit.ca MIMEDefang mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.roaringpenguin.com/mailman/listinfo/mimedefang
