libURL gone mad

[Phil Davis]

On 9/2/16 10:15 AM, Richard Gaskin wrote:
> Phil Davis wrote:
>
> > Richard,
> > You could always write yourself a curl wrapper... just sayin'.
>
> Good for OS X; doable on Linux if I wrap shell calls to wget instead 
> (seems many Debian-based distros include wget but not curl by 
> default); non-starter on Windows since I don't believe either is 
> included by default, are they?
>
> I believe that's why Charles went down the externals road with curl, 
> to ensure its code is available.

Sorry, I didn't realize Charles had done that. I should listen better.  :-)

Phil
>
> When using wget from shell, in my earlier tests it seemed the overhead 
> of establishing the shell session wound up making that about 20% 
> slower than libURL.  Not the end of the world, but coupled with the 
> simplicity of not having to rely on external components libURL is a 
> better option for me if I can get it to run reliably.
>
> And a hopeful follow-up on that:
>
> I simplified my test case using Charles' recommended libURL mod.
>
> At this time it seems I can hammer away at the button that calls my 
> "get url..." script as much as I want and ultimately get one good 
> result back.
>
> Not quite as simple as having true blocking for GET and POST, but I'll 
> take it.
>
>
> Q for Charles:
> For me the convenience of being able to deliver a true standalone, 
> with no externals or other components, is very useful on this 
> project.  I appreciate the new capabilities Charles is providing in 
> v8.1, but for those projects where I only need simple GET and POST I'm 
> hoping I'll be able to deliver true standalones that don't require 
> that external - is that the case, Charles, or is libURL now fully 
> dependent on the external?
>
>
> Back to the main issue, since I'm seeing good results thus far in my 
> testing (thanks again, Charles) I've submitted an enhancement request 
> to have the function Charles suggested be added to libURL for those 
> who may need it:
> http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=18318
>

-- 
Phil Davis