Bug #3708 Updated: Have configure detect missing pieces of modules and generate warnings

ID: 3708 Updated by: daniel@php.net Reported By: joey@samaritan.com Status: Closed Bug Type: Feature/Change Request Operating System: All PHP Version: 4.0 Beta 4 Patch Level 1 New Comment: no, BCMath is not anymore bundled with PHP: Due to changes in the licensing, the BCMATH library is distributed separate from the standard PHP source distribution. You can download the tar-gzipped archive at the url: http://www.php.net/extra/number4.tar.gz. Read the file README.BCMATH in the PHP distribution for more information. http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.bc.php Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-04-01 18:48:38] sniper@php.net Most extensions check that the required libraries are found and if not, the configure breaks at that point and tells what is missing. (and bcmath libraries are bundled with PHP) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2000-03-02 11:52:35] joey@samaritan.com This was a request to the list. A good idea, if we can ever implement it. Obviously not a big issue, though. " The error message is not particularly meaningful. I suggest that the build process checks for availability of the bcmath stuff and indicates where to download this if the required files are missing. In fact, I suggest that all configure fragments handle this as follows: - if the configuration option requests that a module is included, but the config stuff cannot find that module under the indicated location and any of the default locations, - configure issues a warning including the URL where the missing module can be downloaded. -- kk@netuse.de" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=3708&edit=1