Hi, > > We would be happy to be involved. My question is though, how > well does threads work in mod_perl nowadays , from what I > understand mod_perl also needs alot of working to be working > good and fast using threads ? >
As far as I am aware everything that is needed to run Embperl in a threaded mod_perl is working without problems. The only thing is that you need a recent Perl version (at least 5.8.2) Gerald > / Stefan > > Gary Shea wrote: > > We are all aware of the multi-threading issues with Embperl > that make > > it impractical for use with Apache2/mod_perl. To recap, > the only way > > Embperl can be used in a multi-threaded environment is if > it is run in > > a single thread. This is of course a serious bottleneck > and prevents > > the Embperl user from getting the full benefit of Apache2's > > multi-threaded MPMs. iTransact, Inc. is looking for > partners to help > > get this problem fixed. > > > > We're hoping to gather the resources of this list and share > the cost > > of fixing Embperl. Gerald Richter of ECOS has given us a quote: > > > > > >>> ... would you be willing to give us an estimate of how much you'd > >>>charge to do the fix? > >>> > >> > >>I guess it will be a week of work and another week for > sorting out all > >>these "little" issues coming up after a first alpha release. > >> > >>We normally take 640Euro/day. If you get enough money to at > least pay > >>the first week of work, I can do it, of course it would be > nice to get > >>the second weeks payed also... > >> > >>Thanks & Regards > >> > >>Gerald > > > > > > Gerald has given us tremendous support at no cost for as > long as we've > > been using Embperl, that's something like 7 or 8 years now. > I'm sure > > that's true for everyone else on this list. Furthermore we're > > deriving the benefit of what appears to be a major rewrite in > > Embperl2. It would be great if we could pay for the full > two weeks to > > fix Embperl2 to work in the Apache2/mod_perl environment. > The full cost is: > > > > 8960 Euro > > > > Here's a little chart for breakdown by number of partners: > > > > partners cost each > > -------- -------- > > 2 4480 Euro > > 3 2986 Euro > > 4 2240 Euro > > 5 1792 Euro > > 6 1493 Euro > > 7 1280 Euro > > 8 1120 Euro > > 9 995 Euro > > 10 896 Euro > > 20 448 Euro > > > > (Today's exchange rate is about $0.75 per Euro) > > > > iTransact is be able to participate at the 8-partner level. Please > > respond to the list if your company is able to partner with us to > > bring Embperl along to Apache2/mod_perl. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Gary Shea > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Salt Lake City, Utah > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
