From: Reid Thompson Date: 2006-03-27T23:36:33+09:00 Subject: Re: [ANN] Mongrel Web Server 0.3.12 -- Pre-Release Zed Shaw wrote: > Hello Everyone, > > Mongrel is due for a 0.3.12 release which will feature some pretty insane > goodies for everyone. There's talk of IOWA support, lots of speed > improvements (including sendfile support), a great Configurator which makes > configuring Mongrel a snap (especially for framework implementers), and a > ton of debugging stuff. > > WARNING > > This is a pre-release announcement for the Mongrel Web Server 0.3.12. > That's ****PRE-release*** not release, not gold, not stable, not > will-keep-your-children-alive-in-a-snow-storm release. PRE. PRE means it > will not work for you. PRE means you will test and tell me what's wrong > because you like me and Mongrel. PRE means you will not run this release on > your MoneyMakerWeb2OhMatic 6000 web site and then complain to me that you > have lost billions in the baby trafficking market. > > > DON'T CRY > > Now that everyone is sufficiently scared, the list of what's changed is > given at: > > http://mongrel.rubyforge.org/news.html > > Go ahead and do this to try out the 0.3.12 release for me (pretty please): > > $ gem uninstall mongrel > $ gem uninstall gem_plugin > $ gem install mongrel --source=http://mongrel.rubyforge.org/releases/ > > And if you want to play with the deadly edge you can also do: > > $ gem install sendfile > > This will give you a sendfile send for all of your static files. Even > though everyone was raving about sendfile speed being like setting a cat on > fire, it's actually only about 20% faster. Let me know what you find (and > if it works). > > CHANGES > > * A more complete Configurator and RailsConfigurator. These make setting up > Rails super easy but is mostly for framework implementers to use. Still, > it's wicked neat API. > * The mongrel_rails script is implemented using the new Configurator scheme > and works much better. > * You can pass a config file to mongrel_rails start and it will load that > (command line options override) using the -C option. > * Graceful restart works more reliably (not in Win32 since it uses > services). > * Reload works better and doesn't break the restart. > * More logging of the start-up process. > * There is a wicked nice debugging framework that logs object counts, open > files, and request params between each request. Try mongrel_rails start -B > and look in log/mongrel_debug. > * The Rails specific components are now in Mongrel::Rails modules. > * More examples using the Mongrel::Configurator. > * Dramatic speed improvements on FreeBSD, especially if you install the > ruby18-nopthreads version. > * Slight speed improvements on Mac OSX. OSX is like shoving a slug through > a cheese grater. What's wrong with Apple? > * Platforms that can install ruby-sendfile will get an estimated 20% speed > boost in static file serving. This is currently FreeBSD, Linux, and > Solaris. > * Lots of little bug fixes and minor speed tweaks. > > Try out the release and let me know if I missed anything. It should work > with Rails 1.1RC1 but I haven't tested extensively. > > > SPONSORSHIP > > Mongrel now has sponsorship from Eastmedia (http://www.eastmedia.com) in > partnership with Verisign (http://www.verisign.com/) to make Mongrel fast > and stable enough for enterprise class loads (meaning "gigantic", not "Java > style"). Their sponsorship has made it possible to get large pools of test > servers, payment to work on Mongrel, and a real application to use Mongrel > on. Everyone should toss out a thanks to them since this may mean I'll get > to work on Mongrel full time in the near future and it will raise the > quality of Ruby application hosting in general. Not to mention the fact > that they are letting all of my Mongrel work stay LGPL licensed and open > source. > > Other companies benefiting from Ruby should take this as an example. I can > think of quite a few things (Ruby 1.9 and a real virtual machine are just > two) that need some serious commercial cash to get them in gear. If you're > making money off Ruby consider hiring a developer part-time, full-time, or > posting a bounty for something you and the community needs. There's no > better time for enlightened self-interest than now. > > > Zed A. Shaw > http://www.zedshaw.com/ > > > Might be worth a post to provide a couple of addr's to which all who wish to could send a 'Thanks' to to Eastmedia (http://www.eastmedia.com) in partnership with Verisign (http://www.verisign.com/)