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Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 07:14:55 +0000
From: Jason Pearce <jason DOT pearce AT ieee DOT org>
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Subject: Re: perl 5.8.6
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Reini Urban wrote:

> Jason Pearce schrieb:
>
>> Reini Urban wrote:
>>
>>> Maybe I'll come to the pending Win32::API problem with the callbacks 
>>> on gcc also. A simple hack30-like solution should always be 
>>> possible. Or a fallback to C::Dynalib.
>>> Win32::OLE didn't compile OOTB, but this is easy. Just forgot where 
>>> I put the patch.
>>> And your /usr/include/iodbcunix.h was wrong. Had to patch it to 
>>> compile Win32::ODBC. Will send it later.
>>
>>
>> It would be be fantastic if you can. I am making a lot of use of this 
>> module at the moment to call third party dlls.
>
>
> Which of these three?
> Win32::API callbacks will need some time.
> Use the two other, better perl FFI's instead (FFI, C::Dynalib)
>
I am using WIN32::API, the patched version you gave me a few weeks back.
Callbacks don't work at the moment, but for what I am doing this is not 
such a limitation. I suspect many users can get a long way without 
callbacks.
Maybe you could just port it without the callbacks and answer most of 
the need (well my perception of it), without as much pain.

> For Win32::OLE there was a patch somewhere which I didn't apply nor 
> tested yet.
>
> Win32::ODBC and the rest of the libwin32 suite works ok.
> Win32::GUI also.

I have not used any of these guys. If I can acheive the same thing than 
I would be happy to swap to using these modules.
Performance is not such an issue, and if I really need I could write a 
dedicated XS module for my dll I guess. I have been doing some 
background reading and it does not look as if it is too difficult.

> Maybe a seperate perl-tk package will be appreciated also, now that I 
> heard that it works after applying some known patches.
>
I am using the perl-tk bindings to the windows TK set. I got it from 
sourceforge.
http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=99645&package_id=112046

I used the binary as I recall and it worked, but the source is there.

> Should I publish the 5.8.5 package or wait for 5.8.6?
> I'm quite busy with postgresql and phpwiki now.

I am living at 5.8.2 at the moment, I can easily wait for 5.8.6.

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