Re: Imap SSL support (Bug #10330)

Can we drop this issue already? Sascha said his working on it, okay? FYI: I'm not the maintainer of IMAP extension. Check EXTENSIONS file. --Jani On Thu, 3 May 2001, Emiliano wrote: >Jani Taskinen wrote: > > >>> You do when you want to develop self-contained extensions. SCEs are >>> useful for large PHP extensions that have to live outside the main PHP >>> tree, or for package builders that want to develop a main php4 package >>> and separate packages for the extensions (much like debian does). >> >> Well, this is off topic. > >It isn't, IMO. > >> I was talking about the IMAP extension >> that lives in inside the main PHP tree and it doesn't have any >> use for phpize. > >Even inside the main PHP tree you can use phpize to generate separately >loadable modules for segmented packaging. The only other way to do >binary packaging is to make assumptions on behalf of the downloaders as >to what extensions are useful to them. Not very friendly. > >Since you're the IMAP extension maintainer (or so I gather), ignoring >that valid use is your option, of course. No obligation to anyone. But >there is a valid use, and one that's in frequent use too. Debian has >about 20 of the extensions that are available in the main tree as SCEs. >And yes, including IMAP. > >Emile > > >