On Sat, Sep 10, 2016 at 6:18 AM, Igor Chudov <ichu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I can, and will of course, install CGI myself as all my sites use it and I > have 84,000 lines written using it. > My concern is that it will break at some point going forward if it is not > maintained. > Out of curiosity, why do you think that it's not maintained ? It's just excluded from perl distribution and it's ok as it doesn't support modern stuff like HTML 5, AJAX, HTTP/2, etc. > I try to use CGI.pm in ways that are not questionable, such as using it in > object oriented manner without importing its functions into my main > namespace. > > Going forward, I think, I should get the message and switch to something > new that will be maintained -- but to what? > If you don't plan to re-design your websites I'd recommend keep CGI.pm. It's maintained, just not part of perl itself now ( DBI.pm isn't as well and what?). Just consider CGI as one of CPAN modules (as well as alternatives you can find). -- Regards, Misha
