randyk 2002/08/25 09:19:59 Modified: src/docs/2.0/os/win32 install.pod Log: added notes about required perl versions and cvs. Revision Changes Path 1.6 +18 -4 modperl-docs/src/docs/2.0/os/win32/install.pod Index: install.pod =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvs/modperl-docs/src/docs/2.0/os/win32/install.pod,v retrieving revision 1.5 retrieving revision 1.6 diff -u -r1.5 -r1.6 --- install.pod 1 Jul 2002 05:01:43 -0000 1.5 +++ install.pod 25 Aug 2002 16:19:59 -0000 1.6 @@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ =head1 Installing +As of this writing, mod_perl-2 is known to compile and work +with an ActivePerl-compatable Perl (builds 6xx), based on +perl-5.6.1. It also works with perl-5.8 compiled with the +default compile-time flags in the Win32 F<Makefile>. Because of +improved threading support, it is expected sometime in the future +that perl-5.8 will be the recommended Perl for Win32 mod_perl-2. + Apache 2.0 and mod_perl 2.0 can be obtained in two ways - either as binaries, or through building from the sources. As with most packages of a more complex nature, it is best, when possible, to build things @@ -64,10 +71,17 @@ have to employ either a C<use Apache2;> line in your scripts/packages or else a C<PerlModule Apache2> directive in Apache's F<httpd.conf>. -If this build fails, you may want to try the latest cvs sources - see -http://perl.apache.org/mod_perl_cvs.html for details. If you do try -this, it is generally a good idea to also use the cvs Apache 2.0 sources -- see http://httpd.apache.org/dev/ for information. Be aware, though, +If this build fails, or you want features not present in the +official releases, you may want to try the sources obtained +from cvs (it is a good idea to also use the cvs httpd-2.0 sources). +To do this, first obtain a Win32 cvs client from, for example, +http://www.cvshome.org/. The cvs sources may be obtained as + + C:\src> cvs -d :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/cvspublic login + C:\src> cvs -d :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/cvspublic co httpd-2.0 + C:\src> cvs -d :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/cvspublic co modperl-2.0 + +The build then proceeds as above. Be aware, though, that as well as providing bug fixes, there may be new features being added and tested in the cvs versions, so at any given time there are no guarantees that these packages will build and test successfully.
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