Re: strange error

[Jamie C. <jca...@we...>]

paul.reilly wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> 
> I have a problem regarding Webmin modules that has been compiled using 
> perlcc.
> I have written a  module that consists of about 15 .cgi and 4 .pl (lib) 
> files.
> If I compile the .cgi files and try to use them via Webmin, they work 
> perfectly.
> However, if I compile the .pl files they fail.
> Typical error:
> Missing Content-Type Header : Unrecognized character \x7F at 
> ./library.pl line 1.
> Compilation failed in require at index.cgi line 6.
> 
> Has anyone else encountered this problem ??
> Any help would be appreciated.

I can see why a problem would happen - the .cgi file will try to 
'require' the .pl file, expecting it to be normal Perl source. However 
if it is actually a compiled binary, the require will of course fail!

You should only compile the .cgi files which are run directly, instead 
of any .pl files that get called indirectly from a .cgi program.

  - Jamie