[Catalyst] Catalyst::Plugin::Static::Simple 0.11 on Win32

[Christopher H. Laco]

Will Hawes wrote:
> Christopher H. Laco wrote:
> 
>> Jules Bean wrote:
>>
>>> Will Hawes wrote:
>>>
>>>> MyApp->config->{static}->{include_path} = [
>>>>   'C:\\images' # here I have also tried 'C:\images' and 'C:/images'
>>>> ];
>>>>
>>>> The URL is 'http://localhost:3000/static/1.gif'.
>>>>
>>>> With the include_path setting commented out, the static file 1.gif is
>>>> served correctly from root/static. But if I copy the file to
>>>> C:\images, uncomment the include_path setting and restart the test
>>>> server, nothing is served. The debug log contains "Static::Simple:
>>>> 404: file not found: static/1.gif".
>>>
>>>
>>> put it in C:\images\static\1.gif
>>>
>>> J
>>
>>
>> When we're talking about directories outside of the Catalyst Apps root,
>> I think this is a misfeature. One shouldn't have to move their content
>> to allow it to be served by Catalysts static handlers. That is afterall,
>> the point of this plugin.
>>
>> The directory requested was c:\images, and c:\images it should be; not
>> c:\images\static...
>>
>> But I digress...
>>
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> 
> 
> I think a useful feature would be a way to map each path in
> $c->config->{static}->{dirs} to a particular storage location. Something
> like:
> 
> $c->config->{static}->{dirs} = [
>     'static' => MyApp->config->{root} . '/static',
>     'images' => '/path/to/images',
>     ...
> ];
> 
> As Chris says, it's not practical to move static content around to suit
> the needs of an app. It may not even be possible depending on how your
> machine/network is set up and what you have access rights to.

Take my opines with agrain of salt. :-) If I'm under apache, Alias is my
friend rather than using the static plugin at all, but I do like the
idea. The more specific I can be with the config vs. my expectations,
the better.

-=Chris
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