Re: basic mp questions

[Anthony Gardner <suppressed>]

I think you're a bit confused here. Are you writing C programs or Perl programs? There's an API to mod_perl for C programs and an API to mod_perl for Perl programs.

The whole point of use MIME::Base64 (); in startup.pl is so as NOT to import everything from a particular package.

The point of use MIME::Base64 qw/encode_base64/; in your package is just to import that particular routine into your namespace.

I hope this helps. There is a good book written at the time of MP1 called Writing Apcahe Modules with Perl and C which may help you (and is largely relevant for MP2)

Another place for you to read is www.modperlbook.org

I hope this helps.

lists user <suppressed> wrote:
>  Hello,
>
> I'm reading the documents about modperl and C API for Apache.I have
> several questions again,thanks for any
>  helps in advance.
>
> 1) what're the advantage of C modules than modperl modules?and what're
> the advantage of modperl modules than C's?
>
> 2) Where in startup.pl,I wrote,
>
> #startup.pl
> use MIME::Base64 ();
>
> then in Mymodule.pm,I wrote,
>
> #Mymodule.pm
> use MIME::Base64 qw/encode_base64/;
>
> ------
> from the documents I know that in Mymodule MIME::Base64 won't be
> loaded again since it's already loaded by startup.pl (modperl checks
> the %INC and know it's already there).
> But,why the function of encode_base64() can be successfully loaded
> since the loading action doesn't happen in Mymodule?As you see,in
> startup.pl I don't load that function encode_base64().
>
> Thanks!



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