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• Thanks! (Score:1)

  by dagolden (6584)

  That's great news! Welcome to the movement!

  Please keep an eye on win32.perl.org [perl.org] for the latest developments. Thanks to some heroic participants (chorny++) Vanilla Perl Problem Modules [perl.org] has become a great source of information for what problems we're still facing. Also #win32 usually has several lurkers who can answer questions.
  • My concern... (Score:1)

    by sigzero (5768)

    What about mod_perl and DBD::Oracle? Both of those "just work" with AS Perl. I don't have to set Oracle HOME and I don't have to have the header files. They just install and work for me. Is SP going to be the same?
    • Re: (Score:1)

      by Alias (5735)

      I imagine mod_perl will work when someone cares enough about mod_perl on Win32 to try and make it work.
      
      As for DBD::Oracle, isn't that one a special case? Something about the weird legalities?
      
      • Re: (Score:1)

        by sigzero (5768)

        My point is that I can use PPM to install platform binaries for both of those modules without any hassle and they work.
        • Re:My concern... (Score:1)

          by Alias (5735) on 2006.09.26 18:49 (#50438) Homepage Journal

          Sure, it's just that you can't use PPM to install anything else... like POE or PPI or a thousand other common modules that are broken because of the PPM build farm's methods.
          
          I start this whole Win32 process in the first place because I got sick of not being able to run my own code on my own laptop.
          
          I'll happily sacrifice mod_perl and DBD::Oracle for a few months in exchange for the ability to be able to install every other "normal" module.
          
          And someone will get to mod_perl et al eventually.

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          • Re: (Score:1)

            by sigzero (5768)

            POE is in PPM (theoryx) as is PPI and I haven't had a problem with DBD::SQLite.

            Unfortunately I "have to have" mod_perl and DBD::Oracle so I can't sacrifice those at the alter of using SP.
            • Re: (Score:1)

              by Alias (5735)

              So PPM is fine as long as you don't use the repository that comes with PPM.
              
              That, frankly, is really screwy logic.
              
              It should either work out of the box, or it's "broken". There might be workarounds, but I've been through this situation once already with RPM, using workarounds and what have you.
              
              And I'm sick of it.
              
              As for mod_perl and DBD::Oracle, of course you should stick with ANY way you can make it work. And when someone makes those two work, I look forward to seeing you on Strawberry then :)