On Mon, 14 Jul 2003, Peter Flynn wrote: > 2. can anyone recommend a version and release of Perl that they > know hand-on-heart *will* work with Apache, mod_perl, and > AxKit under RH9? Is it worth trying an RPM again, or should > I ditch the idea and use the source? Does anyone know how > many system utilities depend on perl 5.8.0 >55?
This comes down to the usual situation that the core AxKit developers just don't have enough systems to play on. At work we're locked into RH8 at the moment, and I don't see that changing to 9 any time soon (it may even change to Debian if I get my way). And sourceforge's compile farm is still RH8 I believe (plus getting everything compiled and installed there with non-root privileges would be a nightmare. > 3. 90% of Perl's problem is it fails to look in sensible places > for files. It insists on searching something called @INC > which is clearly some mind of path, but it includes directories > no-one in their right minds would put files in, and omits all > the obvious places. Someone posted the location where @INC is > defined, but I can't locate the post. Where is @INC defined > so I can change it to search properly? @INC is defined at compile time, with some adjustments possible via hacking Config.pm, but while you may not think it's sensible, it is probably exactly right. I really don't suggest hacking @INC as a solution. > I don't even know if I want to use AxKit: I want to demo it to > a class, along with Cocoon and PropelX and other XML servers, > and I have one week left in which to get it working without > breaking my system. I did once get a version of it working for > a day or two last year, so I know it *can* work. > > And please can someone document on the AxKit site never ever to > try installing it on RH9 if the default Apache and Perl are > installed :-) That piece of information would have saved me at > least two weeks time. That's why the FAQ is a Wiki. Feel free to add this nugget of information. -- <!-- Matt --> <:->get a SMart net</:-> Spam trap - do not mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
