RE: [PHP-DEV] README's for extension building

Matt McClanahan wrote: > On Tue, 7 Nov 2000, Zeev Suraski wrote: > > > I think it'd be a good idea to start adding README's the the various > > ext/modules, that give people the minimal necessary information > about these > > extensions. In two lines, what this extension is for, and if > it requires a > > 3rd party library, where can one get it (in case it's not commercial). > > > > Comments? > > Sounds like a good idea. Ditto. > I might also suggest that it be brought in line > with the manual sections for each extension. Most of the extensions added > to the manual recently (Curl, PayFlow, output control, etc) have included > some information about what the extension does, and links to exterior > libraries where relevant. It'd make sense to me if the short README text > in the source tree was also the first part of each manual section. Then > the manual could follow it up with more extensive information if need be. Well there it is. No need for this README to be so sparse. Why keep the information in two places? Make the README under each ext/module the partintro in the manual. Once piece of info, less work to maintain. Regards Mike Robinson