Very cool. R-on-R has something similar to this called "locomotive" for OS X. Really makes a try-before-you-buy scenario reasonable. I'm thrilled that this exists for catalyst since I very much concerned that perl needs a boost from such a framework and if there are huge stumbling blocks to testing out the framework, you're going to lose people.
Cool and thanks. Todd > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher H. Laco [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 10:23 AM > To: Harry Zhu > Cc: Enno; modperl@perl.apache.org > Subject: Re: [OT] modperl vs. Ruby > > Harry Zhu wrote: > > I'm very much interested. > > > > Harry. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Enno" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Frank Wiles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: "Leo Lapworth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > > <modperl@perl.apache.org> > > Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 10:46 AM > > Subject: Re: [OT] modperl vs. Ruby > > > > > >> Just starting to look at Catalyst, cause we have to > rewrite a lot of > >> stuff here. So far I'm just installing and the incredible > amount of > >> dependencies there are, are scaring the hell out of me (think huge > >> processes). > >> > >> It looks like its including an immense load of pure perl > modules for > >> functionality thats already present in mp2+apreq2. (but I might be > >> wrong) > >> > >> So what I'm gonna do now is benchmark a simple catalyst > app versus a > >> pure > >> mp2+apreq2 handler. > >> > >> Will post results back to the list, if anyone is interested. > >> > >> Enno > > I'm jumping in late here, but I felt the need to since you > mentioned the number of dependencies for a Catalyst install. > For those who want to try it without installing everything > under the sun, give CatInABox a try. > > http://handelframework.com/downloads/CatInABox.tar.gz > > All you have to do is unpack it, run the start.sh script to > setup PATH/PERL5LIB, and you're ready to give Catalyst a try > in standalone mode using it's own dev server. > > That package also includes the Catalyst::Engine::Apache* > stuffs as well for loading Cat apps under MP/MP2. > > -=Chris > >
