Re: FAQ URL updates for next php3 release

On Sun, 6 Jun 1999, Jim Winstead wrote: > This information should also be part of the documentation for each > extension. For something like dmalloc, it should be referenced in > the documentation for that configure switch. The URL might be mentioned with --enable-dmalloc. Although I suspect it will do any good. As much as mentioning URLs with --enable-debug or --enable-with-maintainer-mode. With --enable-t1lib, hhmm, why didn't I do that? Because all the other modules just check some functions in libs or some includes. But if those functions or includes are not found, the message from configure rolls up and out from the screen quite fast. How many of the questions appearing on php3-list could have been prevented if the configuring process at the last phase would have printed out some complains like 'I didn't find this or this include or lib here or there that's needed for the feature you asked. I expected to find these files ... in ... . Please see the documentation how to install or set up this or that at somewhere or anywhere (or nowhere and stop bothering us) or ask Dopey from outer space to help you.' I guess what I'm meaning is if configure can't find something the user asked for, it should complain and warn (and VERY *loudly* !!!!) at the end of the configuring process, not somewhere where it can roll up unseen. Jouni Ahto