Hi, folks,

I need some mod_perl wisdom regarding the current
situation with inside-out classes.

I am trying to compare, in particular, the following two:

   Class::Std
   Object::InsideOut

I can see that O::I has advantages in

   o   thread safety
   o   (at least partial) foreign-inheritance support (the
   ability to inherit from non-inside-out classes)
   o   speed (mainly due to array implementation of fields)
   o   complete mod_perl support

but I have some investment in Class::Std and I am
trying to figure out whether I will have to convert my
existing C::S CGI code to O::I for mod_perl compatibility.
Are there any show-stoppers with C::S?

I have seen some postings which declared Class::Std
mod_perl-incompatible.  The ideas put forth included:

   1)   crucial sub initialize() is in a CHECK block
   2)   custom :attributes break under mod_perl
   3)   some concerns about DESTROY

I see that (1) may by now have been solved (is it?),
as initialize() is now called from within new(), too.

(2) seems to refer to :CUMULATIVE, :PRIVATE etc.
Suppose I do not use these.  Should I be ok, then?
Are there any problems with the main :ATTR( ... )
facility?

How about (3) and other possible weaknesses?

I may need foreign-inheritance (inherit from CDBI)
and thread-safety (use fork() and port to Win).
Is C::S totally hopeless in these respects?

Thanks,

__aLi__

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