On 9/2/16 10:15 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote:
Phil Davis wrote:
> Richard,
> You could always write yourself a curl wrapper... just sayin'.
Good for OS X; doable on Linux if I wrap shell calls to wget instead
(seems many Debian-based distros include wget but not curl by
default); non-starter on Windows since I don't believe either is
included by default, are they?
I believe that's why Charles went down the externals road with curl,
to ensure its code is available.
Sorry, I didn't realize Charles had done that. I should listen better. :-)
Phil
When using wget from shell, in my earlier tests it seemed the overhead
of establishing the shell session wound up making that about 20%
slower than libURL. Not the end of the world, but coupled with the
simplicity of not having to rely on external components libURL is a
better option for me if I can get it to run reliably.
And a hopeful follow-up on that:
I simplified my test case using Charles' recommended libURL mod.
At this time it seems I can hammer away at the button that calls my
"get url..." script as much as I want and ultimately get one good
result back.
Not quite as simple as having true blocking for GET and POST, but I'll
take it.
Q for Charles:
For me the convenience of being able to deliver a true standalone,
with no externals or other components, is very useful on this
project. I appreciate the new capabilities Charles is providing in
v8.1, but for those projects where I only need simple GET and POST I'm
hoping I'll be able to deliver true standalones that don't require
that external - is that the case, Charles, or is libURL now fully
dependent on the external?
Back to the main issue, since I'm seeing good results thus far in my
testing (thanks again, Charles) I've submitted an enhancement request
to have the function Charles suggested be added to libURL for those
who may need it:
http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=18318
--
Phil Davis
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