randyk 2002/07/24 07:57:32 Modified: src/download binaries.pod Log: updated some information on Win32 binaries Revision Changes Path 1.12 +27 -16 modperl-docs/src/download/binaries.pod Index: binaries.pod =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/modperl-docs/src/download/binaries.pod,v retrieving revision 1.11 retrieving revision 1.12 diff -u -r1.11 -r1.12 --- binaries.pod 16 Jun 2002 12:43:39 -0000 1.11 +++ binaries.pod 24 Jul 2002 14:57:32 -0000 1.12 @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ =head2 Win32 mod_perl 1.0 Win32 mod_perl Binaries (made by Randy Kobes) - -ftp://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/pub/other/. Grab a perl-win32-bin-x.x.exe +ftp://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/pub/other/. Grab the perl-win32-bin.exe self-extracting file. There's accompanying readme files with more details on the particular versions of packages included. These all include Perl and some common modules, so are largish. @@ -32,37 +32,48 @@ users who want a preview of things to come. This archive will unpack into an "Apache2" directory, underneath which -is a "blib" subdirectory containing the necessary perl files. These +is a "blib" subdirectory containing the necessary perl files. These are included when starting Apache by a modperl directive found near the end of I<conf/httpd.conf>, where a sample "Hello World" modperl handler is also found. Some editing of I<httpd.conf> will be necessary if this package is installed in a location other than -I<"D:\Apache2">. Within the I<blib/> subdirectory is some -documentation on modperl-2.0. +I<"\Apache2">. -The package was compiled with the cvs sources of Jan 1, 2002, using -VC++ 6 and an ActivePerl based on perl-5.6.1. The libmodperl.so +The package was compiled with the recent cvs sources, using +VC++ 6 and an ActivePerl based on perl-5.6.1. The F<mod_perl.so> library in the Apache I<modules/> directory will most probably not work with other Apache-2 binary packages. -Being under development, there are bugs present; in particular, when -stopping an Apache-2 service a memory error results if modperl is -enabled. Please let me know of any problems you might have in getting -this package installed; for questions/problems on Apache-2, see the +Being under development, there are most likely bugs present. +For questions/problems on Apache-2, see the docs at http://httpd.apache.org/docs-2.0/, and for modperl-2, see the information on L<subscribing to the "dev" mailing list|maillist::dev>. +Also available at ftp://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/pub/other/ +is a package F<perl-5.8-win32-bin.tar.gz> containing +a binary distribution of perl-5.8/apache-2/mod_perl-2, also +compiled with recent cvs sources. This will unpack into +two directories - I<Perl> and I<Apache2> - as well as an +F<INSTALL.txt> file containing installation instructions. + =head2 Win32 Active Perl Win32 ActivePerl mod_perl ppms - suitable for builds 6xx. You can install this by, within the ppm shell, setting the repository to I<http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/cgi-bin/ppmserver?urn:/PPMServer> and -typing C<install mod_perl>. This will also run a post-install script to -install the required mod_perl.so to your Apache modules/ directory. This -mod_perl package is built against the current stable Apache release - -earlier versions are available -(http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmpackages/mod_perl-legacy/), as are some -ppms of other Apache modules (http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmpackages/). +typing C<install mod_perl> (or C<install mod_perl-eapi> if you're +running a mod_ssl-enabled Apache). This will also run a post-install +script to +install the required mod_perl.so to your Apache modules/ directory - if this +does not work, grab the F<mod_perl.tar.gz> file under +http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppmpackages/x86/ and extract +F<mod_perl.so> from there. This +mod_perl package is built against the current stable Apache release. +Some ppms of other Apache modules are also available +in this repository. + +Also available in this repository is a mod_perl-2 ppm package, +which you can install within the ppm shell as C<install mod_perl-2>. =head2 RedHat Linux
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