Re: Plan for PHP 5.0

He's got a point here... I've been using PHP since about 4.0.2 and I've been reading PHP-DEV for months (not all of it, but most), and I still don't really understand the concept of PECL. I understand it's some kind of extension repository which allows for extensions to have another release cycle and versioning, but I don't know how I could get the extensions ... being a Windows user that always gets the binary distribution. I can imagine that most who have not been subscribed to PHP-DEV don't know about it at all. [obscure-language-mode] Melvyn, ben jij ook webmaster van WebWereld? :) [/olm] Regards, Manuzhai "Melvyn Sopacua" <msopacua@idg.nl> wrote in message news:5.1.0.14.2.20021015080511.03734a00@yoshimo.webtechs.idg.nl... > At 03:12 14-10-2002, you wrote: > > > > Great idea, but PECL doesn't work everywhere, for example I believe OSX > > > does not yet support it (that being my main platform of concern). > > > >If someone gives me an account on an OSX box (or even better, puts an > >OSX box into my mailbox! ;-) I will make it work. > > Not really forming an opinion yet, but wouldn't it be better, to get PECL > into the public domain first? This way you have the testtime, bugreports, > fixes, flames etc. to deal with, __before__ releasing a major version. > > The way to do that, would be to move a 'non-core', but widely used extension, > to PECL and be ready to do some serious work on it. > > Just ask around - not many people have heard of PECL, outside PHP/PEAR-DEV. > > > > Met vriendelijke groeten / With kind regards, > > Webmaster IDG.nl > Melvyn Sopacua >