Re: gcc-compiled CGI + Windoze Apache = Error 500

[René Berber <r dot berber at computer dot org>]

Dave Korn wrote:
> On 01 April 2006 18:03, cshepard wrote:
> 
>> I compile the following code thusly:  gcc -o hw.cgi hw.c
>>
>> #include <stdio.h>
>> int main(void) {
>> 	printf("Content-type: text/html\n\n");
>> 	printf("HW");
>> 	exit(0);
>> }
> 
>   Gets you two genuine \ns.
> 
>> #!c:/Python24/python.exe
> 
>   The 'doze native version.
> 
>> print "Content-type: text/html\n\n"
> 
>   Gets you two CRLFs.  Which is what the HTTP spec requires.
> 
>   That's guesswork on my part, I don't have an apache install myself.

It's 100% correct.

Under Unix, using perl, I had to do this:

print "Content-type: text/plain\r\n\r\n";

to get the required result.  Under Cygwin it should be the same.
-- 
René Berber


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