Jacque, this is true only for text script files. If you try to run a compiled linux standalone, you better have some kind of X11 server handy. Also, using put on a standalone does not get the data back to the browser, you need to write to stdout.
:-) andre On 8/15/07, J. Landman Gay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Richard Gaskin wrote: > > > Downside of using Rev: It's so finicky about server configuration that > > it makes public sale of such a product prohibitive. > > The requirements for using a CGI on Linux (as I understand it, which I > admit I'm hazy on) are that all the libs contained in a standard Linux > installation need to be installed on the server. This was pretty > ubiquitous a while back and didn't cause any trouble. At JaguarPC, where > my site is hosted, I never had any trouble and it just all worked the > first time I tried it. > > The trouble most people encounter now is that some ISPs choose not to > install a few libraries that aren't strictly required for web serving. > When those are missing, you get Rev's "missing files" error. Most ISPs > will happily install them for you, since they don't interfere with the > existing setup in any way; they just aren't required for most web > applications. > > The other thing that causes trouble is if a newer version of a library > has been installed on the server. In that case, you also get an error > because the newer libs have different names (so you get the same > "missing file" error.) This can usually be solved by naming an alias of > the newer library to match the old one that Rev expects to find. I have > even heard (but haven't tested) that you can create an empty text file > and use that, as long as it has the name Rev is looking for. Most of the > time, Rev doesn't really use those files either; they just have to be > present. > > In either case, Rev is just relying on an installation that is now > somewhat out of date, or which may be incomplete on the server. I > believe the plan for the next Linux release is to reduce some of the > various file dependencies, and hopefully those libraries which aren't > specifically required for CGI work will no longer be required on the > server. > > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > use-revolution@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution