Re: reload modules for development environments on modperl2

["Philip M. Gollucci" <suppressed>]

Jeremy Wall wrote:
> I currently use Apache2::Reload on my development environments. However it's 
> usefulness has been spotty particularly on win32 environments. Someone 
> recently recommended Module::Refresh to me as an alternative.
>
> I was wondering in other peoples experience has been with modperl module 
> reloaders and refreshers. Or do most of you just prefer to go with an apache 
> restart?
>
> Jeremy Wall
> http://jeremy.marzhillstudios.com/
> suppressed

I can't speak for windows, but Apache::Reload or Apache2::Reload work 
really well for me.

PerlModule           Apache2::Reload
PerlChildInitHandler Apache2::Reload
PerlInitHandler      Apache2::Reload
PerlSetVar           ReloadAll     Off
PerlSetVar           ReloadModules "X::* Y::*"

Of course it doesn't play nice with fatal warnings, so you'll want this
in your code:

use warnings FATAL => 'all', NONFATAL => 'redefine';

I tend to do final testing with Reload still on, but enabling
fatal warnings for redefines too.






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