RE: [PHP-DEV] mbstring

> -----Original Message----- > From: Dan Kalowsky [mailto:dank@deadmime.org] > Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 9:53 PM > To: Yasuo Ohgaki > Cc: PHP Development Mailing list > Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] mbstring > > > On Mon, 2 Sep 2002, Yasuo Ohgaki wrote: > > > If we should reduce number of modules built by default, 1st > > module should be MySQL. Removing MySQL does not cause any > > technical problems at all. > > I'll agree to that as well. +1 on removing --with-mysql as a default. > Although realize I'm also +1 on removing any default modules that are not > essential to PHP's running. -1 on changing this with PHP 4.x - with PHP 5.x people realize that something big has changed. The register_golabls thing should have also been changed in PHP 5 and not in 4.x, but anyway it's too late for that now ;) Ah. I'm against changing this. But IF it's changed change it with 5. > > Is --disable-something is too hard to get used to? > > Yes it is. Why? Because PHP has so many options at this point, finding > which modules are automatically enabled isn't terribly easy. More to the > point, it's a PITA to find out during the build you forgot to explicitly > disable a feature. Well... What about an _optional_ curses based, linux-kernel-like "make menuconfig"? +----------------------------------------------+ | - Extensions | | [x] mySQL | | [x] GD | | . | | . | | . | | [ ] HyperWave | | . | | . | | [x] zlib | | | | - Options | | [ ] enable transparent session id | +----------------------------------------------+ | Here some description of the option or the | | Extension for examle.... | | | +----------------------------------------------+ Regards, Sebastian Nohn -- +49 170 471 8105 - sebastian@nohn.net - http://www.nohn.net/ PGP Key Available - Did I help you? Consider a gift: http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/wishlist/3HYH6NR8ZI0WI/