Re: cvs: php4 / TODO-4.1.txt

[Fredrik Ohrn <ohrn@chl.chalmers.se>] > > How about turning all extentions into loadable modules only? > > That way you compile the core PHP engine, run the PEAR scrips to select, > download and compile additional modules. After that the config is updated > to dynamically load the new modules at startup. > > This way one would only need to compile PHP once and still get to write > the fetching/install mechanism in PHP. > > Or is it a must to be able to create a monolithic PHP binary with > everything included? For some people I'm sure it is. There's plenty of reasons for this, such as being able to distribute a statically built Apache, optimization, or easier debugging. - Stig -- Stig Sæther Bakken <ssb@fast.no> Fast Search & Transfer ASA, Trondheim, Norway