[pm-h] Windows Shebang

[Fraser Baker]

I now understand that I need to install mod_perl. However, mod_perl does not 
appear to be available as the downloads I have visited cannot be found?? Any 
comments?

Fraser

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fraser Baker" <flbaker at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Houston.pm located in Houston, TX." <houston at pm.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 6:59 AM
Subject: Re: [pm-h] Windows Shebang


> Thanks.
>
> That is what I have been led to believe, but when I remove the "Windows" 
> shebang from the first line, which is
>
> #!c:/perl/bin/perl.exe
>
> the script fails.
>
> The path to Perl is OK. I linked *.cgi file types to Perl.exe. What else 
> do I need to do or not do?
>
> Fraser
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Flannigan" <mikeflan at att.net>
> To: <houston at pm.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 6:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [pm-h] Windows Shebang
>
>
>>
>> Let me point out something that I suspect you all already
>> know.  I run Perl on my personal Win7 machine and I don't
>> need a shebang at all - at least not in the Perl script.
>> When I upload a Perl script to my HostGator site, which
>> is a Linux based server I need the following shebang at
>> the top:
>> #!/usr/bin/perl -w
>>
>> Now I'll sit quietly and probably learn a thing or two from
>> what others post about this subject.
>>
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>> On 1/29/2014 5:34 AM, Fraser Baker wrote:
>>> This is the "windows" version of the shebang.  This line is necessary 
>>> for the script to run even in window.
>>> #!c:/perl/bin/perl.exe
>>>
>>> What I want to do is to replace this line with the linux version or path 
>>> to perl yet it still run on the windows machine.
>>>
>>> Fraser
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Todd Rinaldo" <todd at rinaldo.us>
>>> To: "Houston.pm located in Houston, TX." <houston at pm.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2014 9:01 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [pm-h] Windows Shebang
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jan 28, 2014 at 7:39 PM, Fraser Baker <flbaker at sbcglobal.net> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I asked the group a while back about how to change the shebang to the 
>>>>> linux
>>>>> version on a Windows box running Apache.
>>>> Can you re-state this? There is no linux version on a windows box. I'm
>>>> guessing you mean the perl version? do you have multiple perl
>>>> versions? If so what do you have?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> There seemed to be consensus that
>>>>> it could be done, but I can't figure it out. Someone said something 
>>>>> about
>>>>> doing it thru Apache?
>>>> It depends on how you're running your scripts? I think you're using
>>>> cgi perl and I think the perl to use is specified by file extension on
>>>> windows if I remember correctly. But I'm hearing you say you've moved
>>>> your server over to Linux so your question is no clear.
>>>>
>>>>> I am moving over towards installing my application of a linux box, but 
>>>>> for
>>>>> some reason want to keep developing on a Windows box ... OK so I am a 
>>>>> little
>>>>> schitzo.
>>>> Nothing wrong with this. But you need to be much more verbose and
>>>> start at the beginning. I'm sure we can help if you give us all the
>>>> details.
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