Re: BCMath -> gmp?

From: 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, -- Derick Rethans JDI Media Solutions H.v.Tussenbroekstraat 1 6952 BL Dieren The Netherlands e-mail: d.rethans@jdimedia.nl http://www.jdimedia.nl/

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