Re: PHP 4.0 Bug #6449 Updated: Compile Failure on anon-requested gd

Rasmus Lerdorf wrote: > > On Wed, 30 Aug 2000, Rasmus Lerdorf wrote: > > >> I have asked this before but never got an answer: > > >> Why is gd-extension enabled by default? And mysql? > > >No real reason. Has just always been that way. At least for gd. > > Or is this again backwards compatibility problem?-) > Somewhat. People have come to expect things to work one way. The > question really is whether or not changing it will cause more or less > confusion out there. Well, that's why we have documentaion... :-) My confusion would have been lessened if the ones which _were_ enabled by default were noted on the install pages. In particular, the current doc set seems to indicate that gd must by _added_ to the install, rather than part of the PHP default install. -Bop -- Brought to you from iBop the iMac, a MacOS, Win95, Win98, LinuxPPC machine, which is currently in MacOS land. Your bopping may vary.