ec2 images, and some typo corrections

diff --git a/lib/Catalyst/Manual/Intro.pod b/lib/Catalyst/Manual/Intro.pod
index ea6344d..61eeddf 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/Catalyst/Manual/Intro.pod
+++ b/lib/Catalyst/Manual/Intro.pod
@@ -168,11 +168,14 @@ running, using the helper scripts described above.
 
 =head3 Install
 
-Installation of Catalyst can be a time-consuming and frustrating
-effort, due to its large number of dependencies. The easiest way
-to get up and running is to use Matt Trout's C<cat-install>
-script, from L<http://www.shadowcatsystems.co.uk/static/cat-install>,
-and then install L<Catalyst::Devel>.
+Installation of Catalyst can be a time-consuming effort, due to its
+large number of dependencies. Although most of the frustrations
+associated with this are now ironed out and a simple C<cpan
+Catalyst::Devel> or C<cpan Catalyst::Runtime> are now usually
+straightforward, if you still have problems, you can use use Matt
+Trout's C<cat-install> script, from
+L<http://www.shadowcatsystems.co.uk/static/cat-install>, and then
+install L<Catalyst::Devel>.
 
     # perl cat-install
     # perl -MCPAN -e 'install Catalyst::Devel'
@@ -184,6 +187,16 @@ and then install L<Catalyst::Devel>.
     $ cd MyApp
     $ script/myapp_create.pl controller Library::Login
 
+=head4 Frank Speiser's Amazon EC2 Catalyst SDK
+
+There are currently two flavors of publicly available Amazon Machine
+Images (AMI) that include all the elements you'd need to begin
+developing in a fully functional Catalyst environment within
+minutes. See
+L<Catalyst::Manual::Installation|Catalyst::Manual::Installation> for
+more details.
+
+
 =head3 Run
 
     $ script/myapp_server.pl

diff --git a/lib/Catalyst/Manual/Tutorial/Intro.pod b/lib/Catalyst/Manual/Tutorial/Intro.pod
index a2c675c..41c4b62 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/Catalyst/Manual/Tutorial/Intro.pod
+++ b/lib/Catalyst/Manual/Tutorial/Intro.pod
@@ -277,14 +277,14 @@ Explorer).
 
 =head1 CATALYST INSTALLATION
 
-If approach in the wrong manner, it can be a daunting tasks to get
-Catalyst initially installed.  Although a compelling strength of
-Catalyst is that it makes use of many of the modules in the
-vast repository that is CPAN, this can complicate the installation
-process.  However, there are a growing number of methods 
-that can dramatically ease this undertaking.  Of these, the following 
-are likely to be applicable to the largest number of potential new 
-users:
+While the rough edges of catalyst installation have been a problem in
+the past, this is now mostly solved.  Nonetheless, installing Catalyst
+can be a little time consuming. Although a compelling strength of
+Catalyst is that it makes use of many of the modules in the vast
+repository that is CPAN, this can complicate the installation process.
+However, there are a growing number of methods that can dramatically
+ease this undertaking.  Of these, the following are likely to be
+applicable to the largest number of potential new users:
 
 =over 4
 
@@ -366,6 +366,16 @@ of VMWare images where an entire Catalyst development environment has
 already been installed, complete with database engines and a full
 complement of Catalyst plugins.
 
+=item * 
+
+Frank Speiser's Amazon EC2 Catalyst SDK
+
+There are currently two flavors of publicly available Amazon Machine
+Images (AMI) that include all the elements you'd need to begin
+developing in a fully functional Catalyst environment within minutes.
+See L<Catalyst::Manual::Installation|Catalyst::Manual::Installation>
+for more details.
+
 =back
 
 For additional information and recommendations on Catalyst installation,

diff --git a/lib/Catalyst/Manual/Tutorial/MoreCatalystBasics.pod b/lib/Catalyst/Manual/Tutorial/MoreCatalystBasics.pod
index aa66e12..5197842 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/Catalyst/Manual/Tutorial/MoreCatalystBasics.pod
+++ b/lib/Catalyst/Manual/Tutorial/MoreCatalystBasics.pod
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ Catalyst components.  It is used to pass information between
 components and provide access to Catalyst and plugin functionality.
 
 B<TIP>: You may see the C<$c-E<gt>model('DB::Book')> used above
-written as C<$c-E<gt>model('DB')-E<gt>resultset('Book)>.  The two
+written as C<$c-E<gt>model('DB')-E<gt>resultset('Book')>.  The two
 are equivalent.
 
 B<Note:> Catalyst actions are regular Perl methods, but they make use 
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ TT (for more information on TT, see
 L<http://www.template-toolkit.org>). Other popular view technologies 
 include Mason (L<http://www.masonhq.com> and 
 L<http://www.masonbook.com>) and L<HTML::Template> 
-(L<http://html- template.sourceforge.net>).
+(L<http://html-template.sourceforge.net>).
 
 =head2 Create a Catalyst View Using C<TTSite>
 
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ of the package where it is used.  Therefore, in C<TT.pm>,
 C<__PACKAGE__> is equivalent to C<TT>.
 
 There are a variety of options you can use, such as 'undef', 'all', 
-'service', 'context', 'parser', 'provider', and 'service'.  See
+'service', 'context', 'parser' and 'provider'.  See
 L<Template::Constants> for more information (remove the C<DEBUG_>
 portion of the name shown in the TT docs and convert to lower case
 for use inside Catalyst).
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ used the following SQL to retrieve the data:
 
 because we enabled DBIC_TRACE.
 
-You now the beginnings of a simple but workable web application. 
+You now have the beginnings of a simple but workable web application.
 Continue on to future sections and we will develop the application
 more fully.