Re: Slashdot | Help Test mod_perl 2 Release Candidates

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From: Stas Bekman
Subject: Re: Slashdot | Help Test mod_perl 2 Release Candidates
Date: 05:09 on 28 Dec 2004
David Wheeler wrote:
> On Dec 27, 2004, at 7:36 AM, Geoffrey Young wrote:
> 
>> the only kink here would be third-party CPAN modules for only mp2 - those
>> are _required_ to use ModPerl::MM::WriteMakefile (which knows to install
>> into Apache2/ if that's where mp2 was installed) instead of
>> ExtUtils::MakeMaker::WriteMakefile.  while I've tried to do my best here
>> with a bunch of modules and perl.com articles, perhaps this point hasn't
>> been clear enough to the masses and that should be addressed.
> 
> 
> Crap, I don't think that Apache::TestMM knows about this. 

You mean Apache::TestMB.

> How do we make 
> sure that those of us who use Module::Build can get our modules 
> installed in the right place?

I know someone who's name is David who can easily write a patch for this.

David, it should really be:

   ModPerl::MB

and Apache::TestMB should use it. Of course ModPerl::MB doesn't exist yet.

>> well, perhaps.  I can see how it would really affect users who rely 
>> heavily
>> on the CPAN shell and perldoc, but I don't think it's as much of an issue
>> for people used to using wget and the online docs.  so, in other 
>> words, it
>> probably affects the casual user more than the dedicated mod_perl
>> application developer.  but that's just my suspicion.  in either case,
>> something should be done to make things right.
> 
> 
> Will it not also affect us who build mod_perl applications and want an 
> easy-to-use installer to just work for people who download our software? 
> Frankly, I don't think that it should be fine for just the dedicated 
> mod_perl developer. This is one place where PHP is kicking the crap out 
> of us.

us == perl, once PAUSE is fixed, and CPAN clients are adjusted, it will 
just work.


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Re: Slashdot | Help Test mod_perl 2 Release Candidates
merlyn (Randal L. Schwartz) 20:34 on 26 Dec 2004

Re: Slashdot | Help Test mod_perl 2 Release Candidates
merlyn (Randal L. Schwartz) 15:09 on 27 Dec 2004

Re: Slashdot | Help Test mod_perl 2 Release Candidates
Stas Bekman 05:09 on 28 Dec 2004

About putting the blame on other shoulders
Andreas J Koenig 14:28 on 28 Dec 2004

Re: About putting the blame on other shoulders
Stas Bekman 15:01 on 28 Dec 2004

Re: About putting the blame on other shoulders
Stas Bekman 15:54 on 28 Dec 2004

Re: About putting the blame on other shoulders
Andreas J Koenig 16:11 on 28 Dec 2004

Re: About putting the blame on other shoulders
Issac Goldstand 16:11 on 28 Dec 2004

Re: About putting the blame on other shoulders
Stas Bekman 16:27 on 28 Dec 2004

Re: About putting the blame on other shoulders
merlyn (Randal L. Schwartz) 16:43 on 28 Dec 2004

Re: About putting the blame on other shoulders
Issac Goldstand 16:58 on 28 Dec 2004

Re: About putting the blame on other shoulders
merlyn (Randal L. Schwartz) 17:09 on 28 Dec 2004

Re: About putting the blame on other shoulders
Issac Goldstand 17:30 on 28 Dec 2004

Re: About putting the blame on other shoulders
David Nicol 07:01 on 30 Dec 2004

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