On 4/24/02 10:37 AM, "Vuillemot Ward W." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is it me, or is Apache/Perl poorly supported on Mac OS X? That is to say,
> Apple has done enough changes to UNIX to break a lot of things that should
> just plain work. One of the reasons I am/was excited by Mac OS X was its
> UNIX underpinnings. As a web developer, I thought I would finally be able
UNIX, in general, doesn't "just plain work." Never has for me - but maybe I
am being too "Think Skulled" ???
> to develop/run/debug scripts on my home machine. I will be more than happy
> to go and download/install whatever is necessary to get things running, but
> I prefer to spend my efforts on developing my code, not patching software
> that on any other platform just works -- even on Win2k! To be truthful, I
> wish there was an ActiveState for MacOS X.
I can develop and work with my G4 Ti Laptop ANYWHERE - and it works great.
> Please tell me Apple is working on this.
Hmmm, I don't think so...
>
> Or am I just whining?
No, I do not feel you are. But read on...
> Scratch that last question. ;)
>
> Cheers,
> Ward
I generally have the same feelings as you - that Apple has indeed muddled
with Unix - but to what detriment or benefit is still to eary to tell.
So, I am wondering - what issues have you experienced that brought you to
your current position of thought on MacOS X?
??? :)
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