RE: [PHP-DEV] Re: [PHP-CVS] cvs: php4 /ext/msession msession.c

Mark: Don't get me wrong, I have looked into msession, and it does indeed look useful to the PHP community as a whole. It just doesn't make sense to _me_ that backwards compatibility is being maintained to older versions of PHP from the HEAD development branch. I am not saying "remove your extension" (its not my place to say that even if I was), I'm just saying that if you have msession users that are running PHP 4.0.5 and need the extension, there should be a tarball or a CVS tag they can use instead of hitting the HEAD branch. That way everyone is happy. At least I think they are... Regards, Sean > -----Original Message----- > From: mlwmohawk@mohawksoft.com [mailto:mlwmohawk@mohawksoft.com] > Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 2:13 PM > To: elixer@erols.com > Cc: adam@indexdata.dk; php-dev@lists.php.net > Subject: RE: [PHP-DEV] Re: [PHP-CVS] cvs: php4 /ext/msession > msession.c > > > > I think the issue is not compatibility with external > libraries but with > > previous versions of the engine. IMHO, there is no reason > for a module > > in the HEAD branch to be compatible with older versions of > PHP. In the > > case of MySQL and GD, the ifdefs are used to maintain compatibility > > with the libraries, not PHP/Zend. > > > > Just my $0.02 > > This is something I don't understand. I really don't. If backward > compatibility is possible, should it not remain? > > I am a bit ticked off that you guys are so militant about > silly things > like a few "ifdefs" and comment format. I don't see what the > big deal is, > and the attitue with which you guys respond is outrageous. > > As I said in another post, msession may not be the way to accomplish > something, but what it intends to accomplish IMHO is vital > for PHP. An SQL > database is a very bad place in which to store shared > sessions, NFS is > worse. If not msession, what? srm? maybe. What else? > > Every time I check code in I get some amount of flack. If it > isn't "ifdef" > is is the name of a define. Just pedantic nonsense. There are > extensons > that are far less readable, with far more numerous ifdefs, and coding > inconsistencies. > > If you take the time to learn about msession, judge for > yourself if it is > worth while for PHP. If you think it is, I'd like your help > to make it > better. If you don't think is is important, that's fine. If > no one thinks > it is worth doing, I will more than willingly remove it from > the PHP cvs. > > Just get off my back about it. I have a full time job, a kid, a > girlfriend, and a full life. I don't NEED to do this, I WANT > to do this. I > believe I can help users deploying PHP in large installations with > msession. If this is not true, hell I won't waste my time anymore. > > > > > > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >