Debian-specific notes for Embperl ================================= Thread safety (and possible options) ------------- NB: Embperl is not threadsafe and will not work with any of apache2's threaded models in mod_perl mode. In Debian terms, if you want to use libembperl-perl with apache2 and mod_perl2, you must enable the prefork mpm. If you are running a threaded flavor of Apache, or if you are using any other webserver, you should run Embperl through the FastCGI-based application server. This package has been compiled with support for mod_perl and libxslt. The Embperl CGI scripts are installed into /usr/lib/cgi-bin. Crypto support -------------- See crypto/README in the source package for instructions on building with source encryption support. Since this feature relies on storing the encryption key in the executable, there is no way to ship this precompiled. Deprecation notice ------------------ Note that, as of late 2007, upstream development of Embperl has halted; Embperl is regarded as stable and well-behaving, and it is still supported in Debian. However, we urge you to think twice before using it for new systems development. -- Gunnar Wolf , Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:39:18 -0500 Forms examples and libjs-prototype ---------------------------------- The example code for Embperl::Forms, which is installed in /usr/share/doc/libembperl-perl/examples/forms/, includes an embedded copy of the Prototype JavaScript Framework library. In Debian, this library is shipped as part of the libjs-prototype package, and its copy in libembperl-perl was replaced by a symlink. Thus if you want to run the forms example, please install the libjs-prototype package suggested by libembperl-perl. -- Florian Schlichting Tue, 02 Oct 2012 22:12:33 +0200