On Mon, 10 Jan 2000, Randy Harmon wrote:
> [cc list trimmed; this is more a mod_perl issue than a mysql one.]
>
> Thanks a bunch for your efforts here. I understand that earlier such
> bundles were built with VC6, eh? Will you have the
> opportunity/ability/tuits to distribute one built with Cygwin, so that the
> resultant installation can freely install new/updated modules from CPAN,
> including those that need a C compiler? I wouldn't suggest to bundle
> Cygwin, but to work with its standard install location, at any rate.
Hi,
I tried at one point with cygwin, but ran into some problems
building and using some XS-based modules. I agree though it would
be very nice to build a system that doesn't require one to buy
a C compiler. Perhaps I'll go back to that ....
>
> The reason I ask is that I'd like to have a distribution available that
> includes HTML::Mason, and which is open for folks to add the precise modules
> that they need. Combined with SSH and CVS, this becomes a pretty decent
> development environment even for a web developer with only a Windows box.
>
> Perhaps it's more reasonable to request that you add HTML::Mason into the
> existing bundle, but that will have its own share of difficulties,
> considering the other unspecified modules that people would still be
> without. A cygwin-based distribution perhaps could simply ship with Perl's
> base install - let the user install their packages through CPAN.
The distribution I built with VC++ and made available with
mod_perl/Apache does include HTML::Mason, along with some
basic modules that allow it to function. The latest version
passed 21/25 tests - one problem is that some
of the files in the distribution have '::' in their name,
which Windows refuses to create. Perhaps we could explore
this off the list? But you're right in that, although some
of the basic XS-based modules can be included in a binary
package, one cannot include everything, which cuts down
on its usefullness. So it would be nice to have a basic
cygwin-based system that a user can freely add to.
> I've looked at getting apache/perl/mod_perl to build wtih cygwin, but I
> lacked the knowledge to understand the build hints for Perl, speak nothing
> of the rest.
I believe in a recent Perl Journal there was an article about
building perl using cygwin - perhaps that'll help. I'm not sure
then though about mod_perl if that'll compile OK ... But this'd
be worth exploring ....
>
> By the way, HTML::Mason may still have a problem here or there on Windows,
> which we folks on the Mason list will be glad to help get ironed out, I
> believe. At least, I'd be willing to help.
>
> Randy
>
Sure - it'd be nice to resolve these problems.
best regards,
randy
