On Tue, 28 Mar 2000, Doug MacEachern wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Mar 2000, Ken Kosierowski wrote:
>
> > What is the best way to compile the new Perl 5.6.0 with Modperl 1.22?
>
> same way you compile 5.005 with mod_perl
>
> > Should I use the 5.005 compatible flags or start from scratch and recompile
> > the modules I use?
>
> you don't need the 5.005 compat flags to build mod_perl-1.22
>
> > Are there performance issues using the 5.005 compat mode?
>
> not sure, doubt it though.
>
> > What about malloc and malloc flags -- same as what the Guide recommends?
>
> i the guide recommendations (TWO_POT_OPTIMIZE, etc) are the default since
> 5.005. i think linux still defaults to system malloc, you might want to
> configure Perl with -Dusemymalloc
Wait, doesn't usemymalloc mean to use the system's native malloc? This
from INSTALL:
"To build without perl's malloc, you can use the Configure command
sh Configure -Uusemymalloc"
On Linux 2.2, Perl uses its own malloc by default. To use the native
malloc, specify -Dusemymalloc. It might be amusing to compare the two, as
Linux has a very fast malloc implementation.
BTW, I couldn't find reference to usemymalloc in the guide.
Cheers,
Jeffrey