compiling apache-rivet statically

[Re...@nokia.com]

Hi,

I couldn't succeed in compiling apache-rivet statically with apache server 1.3.27. Has anybody tried it before?

Reema.

-----Original Message-----
From: Bangar Reema (NIC/Hyderabad) 
Sent: 30. October 2002 15:49
To: 'ext David N. Welton'
Cc: rivet-dev@tcl.apache.org
Subject: RE: Mod_tcl for Apache 1.3.x


>Well, they do similar things, yes.  cgi.tcl is pure tcl, which means
it runs anywhere CGI does.  Rivet is done in C, with a persistant
interpreter, so it runs much faster.  We have also aimed to make it as
simple as possible to get started with, so that anyone can easily
create web pages with it.

You mean to say that apache-rivet builds TCL interpreter with the apache-server which means that interpreter is loaded when server is started and it stays in memory as long as server is up ? If that is the case, then what is the difference b/w apache-rivet and mod_tcl ?

Reema.

-----Original Message-----
From: ext David N. Welton [mailto:davidw@dedasys.com]
Sent: 28. October 2002 20:55
To: Bangar Reema (NIC/Hyderabad)
Subject: Re: Mod_tcl for Apache 1.3.x


<Re...@nokia.com> writes:

I would appreciate it greatly if you could at least CC the rivet-dev
list - I am more than happy to answer you, and help out, but:

1) it would be nice to have these answers archived, in order that they
   be of benefit to others in the future.

2) I have noticed that you write during hours when I am asleep:-) You
   might get answers faster from other people.

> Thanks for your reply and patience. I still have some doubts.  what
> is the difference between cgi.tcl and apache-rivet?

Apache Rivet is built into the Apache web server, and written in C,
obviously.  In theory, it could be ported to other server platforms,
or even made to work as a CGI, but it's a decent bit of coding
(although certainly not impossible).

> Presently i am able to generate HTML pages using cgi.tcl without
> changing Apache web server. The problem I am facing here is that to
> process tcl script, TCL interpreter gets loaded for each script and
> makes HTML page access very slow for the page which has frames.

Right... that's why people might wish to use a system like Rivet.

> Can cgi.tcl and apache-rivet be compared?

Well, they do similar things, yes.  cgi.tcl is pure tcl, which means
it runs anywhere CGI does.  Rivet is done in C, with a persistant
interpreter, so it runs much faster.  We have also aimed to make it as
simple as possible to get started with, so that anyone can easily
create web pages with it.

Does that help some?

As a plug for my consulting business:-) I will also note that as of a
week from now, I am available for contracting work, should you need
something done such as: porting Rivet to a "pure CGI" environment,
porting cgi.tcl to work with Rivet, or anything else.

That doesn't mean I wouldn't be interested in these projects
otherwise, but I have a lot of stuff I want to get done!

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