[Catalyst] keeping multiple Catalyst applications up to date

[Matt S Trout]

Yuval Kogman wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 11, 2006 at 22:38:55 +0100, Matt S Trout wrote:
>> Nathan Kurz wrote:
>>> I'm trying to figure out a good way to run multiple Catalyst
>>> applications on the same server and to make it possible to upgrade
>>> Catalyst and its dependencies in a way that won't break one
>>> application when I upgrade another.  Using local installations of
>>> modules this seems possible, but I haven't worked out the specifics.
>>>
>>> Does anyone have a solution that works well for them?
>> CPAN magic to install crap into e.g. /usr/local/AppName/support/lib/ plus 
>> PERL5LIB.
> 
> Plus separate process space for each app - mod_perl won't work, you
> need fastcgi, or use mod_proxy and separate apache instances.
> 
> also, 'use lib' in your fastcgi script might be wiser than PERL5LIB
> if you want that data in version control and easy to spot.

If memory serves, mod_perl2 will do multiple perl interps per child. I'd still 
rather FastCGI myself though.

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