Re: BCMath -> gmp?
| From: | Derick Rethans | Date: | Wed, 11 Oct 2000 17:18:14 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: BCMath -> gmp? | ||
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Troels Arvin wrote:
> Andrei Zmievski wrote:
> > And why does everything have to be in the main tree?
>
> I agree that everything doesn't have to be in the main tree. Highly
> specialized modules shouldn't be in the main tree (like the Cashcow
> extension - which I maintain - isn't). However, handling arbitrary
> precision math is _not_ an exotic facility, IMHO.
I think we (the PHP-developpers) should consider a place on the
websites where all non-included modules are listed, so that it's
easier for users to find highly specific extensions.
>
>
> I'm simply looking for a more feasible way to offer multiple precision
> arithmetic support to PHP.
>
> Is the PHP group generally against gmp as a PHP extension?
I would like this feature to be included in the main tree.
regards,
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