RE: [cobalt-users] mod_perl and perl upgrade

["Jolley, Carl" <Carl.Jolley@xxxxxxx>]

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Hughes 
Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 1:53 PM
To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [cobalt-users] mod_perl and perl upgrade



hi, i was wondering how do i go about upgrading perl and mod_perl, i guess
just rpm? but i have been told that it isnt wise to do that, as it can
easily break the server, and then it qould require a restore disk.

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I agree that it's a bad idea. In fact, I'm probably the one (or among the
ones)
that told you that didling wiht perl could turn your Raq in to a doorstop.

Perl and mod_perl are fifferent products. Mod_perl is an Apache module. To
upgrade it you're going to have to re-cmpile Apache. If you don't do it
exactly correctly, forget about using your Raq as a web server.
Perl can be upgraded separately. To see information about re-compiling perl
go to www.perl.org to find out infomation about re-compiling Apache go to
www.apache.org.

Why do you want or need to upgrade the versions of perl and apache that
Sun/Cobalt has already pre-installed for you? If I knew what you were
trying to accomplish perhaps I could advise your more fully -- it you
have some perl code that requires a newer version of perl to run, one
approach might be to install the newer version _in addition_ to the version
that is already installed. At least that way you stand a better chance of
not completlely disabling the perl-based GUI that your Raq uses.