Thanks for the tip Randy. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Randy Kobes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Foo Ji-Haw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <modperl@perl.apache.org> Sent: Sunday, December 04, 2005 11:29 PM Subject: Re: Installing modperl with non-ActivePerl perl (eg. PXPerl)
> On Sun, 4 Dec 2005, Foo Ji-Haw wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > I recently stumbled upon this Perl distribution called PXPerl (for Windows). It sounds amazing, offering to compile modules directly from CPAN (and works with 3 major free compilers). > > > > But I gotta ask this: I've been using ActivePerl + modperl for the longest time. Can modperl work with PXPerl or any other distribution for the matter? If so, how is it done? I hope it's not through (gulp) source code compilation! > > As a general rule of thumb, it's a good idea to compile > extensions with the same compiler as was used to build Perl > (and, for mod_perl, the same compiler as was used to build > Apache). The mod_perl ppm packages available from > http://theoryx5.uwinnipeg.ca/ppms/ are compiled with > VC++ 6, as that's what's used to build ActivePerl; if > you use another compiler (even the freely available VC++ 7), > you should compile mod_perl from the sources yourself. > > If you go this route and run into problems with the > compilation, certainly post the details to this list. > > -- > best regards, > randy kobes
