>>>>> Stas Bekman writes:
Stas> Hey, who of the Perl teachers at Cruise said that?
Stas> <QUOTE>
Stas> 8.Perl 5.6, which seems like generally a very good thing,
Stas> currently doesn't work in a mod_perl (i.e., Apache)
Stas> context. This is a big problem for some people.
Stas> </QUOTE>
Stas> I guess a correction and an apology are due... :)
Given that Tim Bray (who co-invented XML and is an *amazing* speaker,
among other things) wrote the report from the Perl Whirl, and that his
report seems to reflect his interests and opinions, I'd guess that he
said it.
But I'll fess up: At my final Perl Whirl session, I talked about
mod_perl (and HTML::Mason) -- and I specifically told people that
there were all sorts of reports of instability between mod_perl and
Perl 5.6.0.
Indeed, if you look through the mod_perl list archives, you'll find
that there have been lots of postings in the last month or two
discussing problems between mod_perl and 5.6. I'm not sure whether
the problem lies with one or the other, or with simple problems in the
interaction between the two programs. But the problems do seem to
exist.
I haven't yet installed 5.6.0, even though some of the features are
incredibly cool, simply because I'm kinda chicken. I've heard about
too many problems, particularly with mod_perl, Mason, and random other
things, to feel comfortable using it right now. But hey, I would love
to be proven wrong on this subject.
Reuven
