Re: Imap SSL support (Bug #10330)

On Thu, May 03, 2001 at 11:57:14AM +0200, Jani Taskinen wrote: > On Thu, 3 May 2001, Emiliano wrote: > > >Jani Taskinen wrote: > >> Why would anyone want to use phpize on imap extension? > >> (forgive me but I never have needed phpize..) > > > >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. I was talking about the IMAP extension > that lives in inside the main PHP tree and it doesn't have any > use for phpize. Any extension can be built using phpize, there is no serious difference in building process with or without it except for discussed one. It is needed for distribution vendors. No matter where extension lives, it needs to be packaged and build separately of building PHP binary itself (or different SAPI module). This is just for better management of building process. Of course, this is up to distribution vendors how to make this process, but why to complicate work? Many people use vendor-provided binaries for PHP and it's modules. In addition, environment to build extensions as SCE was one of the most valuable achievements of PHP4, isn't it? :-) Enough on this topic, let's back to work :-) -- Sincerely yours, Alexander Bokovoy The Midgard Project | ALT Linux Team | Minsk Linux Users Group www.midgard-project.org | www.altlinux.ru | www.minsk-lug.net -- You won't skid if you stay in a rut. -- Frank Hubbard