[pylucene-dev] status of pylucene & mod_python

[Ofer Nave]

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> From: pylucene-dev-bounces at osafoundation.org 
> [mailto:pylucene-dev-bounces at osafoundation.org] On Behalf Of 
> Ninneman, TJ
> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 7:24 AM
> To: pylucene-dev at osafoundation.org
> Subject: Re: [pylucene-dev] status of pylucene & mod_python
> 
> I completely agree.  By doing this you have totally 
> eliminated all the benefits of using mod_python + apache in 
> the first place.  That's why it's best to create web services 
> (XMLRPC, SOAP, etc..) within long running processes.  Then 
> you have total control over the threading model and you'll be 
> able to use other performance tricks such as filter caching.  
> And you'll be able to run any platform on the front end; even 
> lousy Windows/ASP as we do.  
> 
> Ofer, I would stick to your original plan of using paste to 
> serve up your search content to your front end webserver.

I appreciate your (and Pete's) concern.  Don't panic!  This is not for the
production lucene search service.  As of this moment, my intention for that
is still a small WSGI app plugged into paste httpserver running behind
lighttpd via SCGI.

My apache app is purely an internal tools app.

-ofer