[pm-h] Windows Shebang

John Lightsey john at nixnuts.net
Sat Feb 1 10:17:32 PST 2014


http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=167481

I'd definitely agree that mod_perl is not something you want to get
bogged down with if performance isn't a major concern.

On Fri, 2014-01-31 at 23:14 -0600, Todd Rinaldo wrote: 
> I’ll be honest. I’d not wish mod perl on you. I suspect an alternate and more easily solution is to find a way to get .cgi files to be set to always run a binary. At least way back when that was an option in apache config files. If we can prod Mr. Lightsey hard enough, he can probably answer that question. 
> 
> Todd
> 
> On Jan 31, 2014, at 12:44 PM, Fraser Baker <flbaker at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
> > As always, it is a learning experience that shows how little I really know about Perl, but I am surprised that no one piped up saying that to achieve my goal, I needed to be running mod_perl.
> > 
> > Anyway mod_perl is now running and I am up against another issue. I have really tried hard to resolve it but I am stumped. The Apache error is
> > 
> > [Fri Jan 31 12:35:39 2014] [error] Undefined subroutine &ModPerl::ROOT::ModPerl::Registry::D_3a_www_wc_2dadmin_2ecom_cgi_2dbin_minda_admin_departments_2ecgi::GetCookies called at D:/www/wc-admin.com/cgi-bin/minda/admin_departments.cgi line 17.\n
> > 
> > 
> > It looks to me that the mod_perl path to GetCookies is incomplete. OK, what do I need to do to complete it? GetCookies is in one of my own libraries. I have several of my own libraries, so resolving this should lead to a resolution to my other "Undefined subroutine" issues.
> > 
> > Fraser
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Flannigan" <mikeflan at att.net>
> > To: <houston at pm.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 6:01 PM
> > Subject: Re: [pm-h] Windows Shebang
> > 
> > 
> >> 
> >> I'm afraid I know next to nothing about mod_perl.
> >> 
> >> I checked and my scripts run with or without that
> >> shebang you supply or any other shebang.  My build
> >> is from ActiveState.
> >> 
> >> 
> >> Mike
> >> 
> >> 
> >> On 1/29/2014 4:13 PM, Fraser Baker wrote:
> >>> 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
> >>>> 
> 
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