Hi all, I am happy to announce the initial public release to CPAN of the Apache::PAR module.
Apache::PAR is a framework for including Perl ARchive files in a mod_perl environment. It allows an author to package up a web application, including configuration, static files, Perl modules, and Registry and PerlRun scripts to include in a single file. This archive can then be moved to other locations on the same system or distributed, and loaded with a single set of configuration options in the Apache configuration. Scripts, modules, and content should continue to run without modifications. These modules are based on PAR.pm by Autrijus Tang and Archive::Zip by Ned Konz, as well as the mod_perl modules. They extend the concept of PAR files to mod_perl, similar to how WAR archives work for Java. An archive (which is really a zip file), contains one or more elements which can be served to clients making requests to an Apache web server. For more information, see the Perl documentation or README included with the package. The CPAN entry can be found at: http://search.cpan.org/author/NBYRD/Apache-PAR-0.01/ A sourceforge project (including CVS access) has also been created at: http://sourceforge.net/projects/apache-par/ Please let me know if you have any questions/comments/suggestions. This is especially important as I know there are some rough edges to work out, and I would love to get feedback to help me determine priorities. And, of course, patches are always welcome. :-) Thanks, -- Nathan Byrd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
