Re: running POE as a windows service

PerlSvc works fine with POE.  I have several apps that use it.

Not sure about the cross compiling.  At work we have both Win32 and 
Linux application, but we build natively on each platform.

-Andrew

Andrew O'Brien wrote:
> Hi Andreas,
>
>   
>> I was trying to find a solution how to run POE applications 
>> as a Windows
>> service.  I've found two solutions so far, but I am not quite 
>> satisfied
>> with them.
>>     
>
> If you're using Activestate perl (from your mention of ppms) then I
> would suggest having a look at the perl dev kit, particularly the
> perlsvc component.
>
> I have no idea how well it interacts with POE but I've used it
> successfully on a number of other non-POE projects in the past.
>
> PerlApp is also a handy component for deploying standalone apps. I
> believe the latest versions also support cross-"compiling" exes from
> linux hosts as well. We're a linux shop so that is attractive to us but
> its probably not useful for the majority :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Andrew
>
>