[Dbix-class] How to Install Catalyst on windows

[Matt S Trout]

On 11 Dec 2006, at 10:57, Thomas Hartman wrote:

> You'll probably be able to get just catalyst installed ok.
>
> Where you'll start to run into problems is the various "helper"
> modules. ORM managers like dbix::class, session managers, the list
> goes on. In a unix context, most stuff just works -- or can be made to
> work without too much fuss by the helpful people on irc. In windows
> context, no.
>

Which is why http://ppm.tcool.org/ has prebuilt packages for a lot of  
this stuff, thus saving you the hassle.

But yeah, getting real work done on windows is a pain. VMWare server  
is free now, you've got no excuse for even trying unless you have to  
use windows in production as well.

> My advice is to get yourself a unix shell, and preferrably one where
> you are root.
>
> A cheap way to do this is linode, I think $15 a month or so for a
> virtual linux. I am working on a PimpMyCat installer script that is
> tested on linode, that will set you up with a sane catalyst
> development environment at one shot.

Patches to cat-install welcome.

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