Doc #66369 [Asn->Nab]: INSTALL file (generated from Online Docs) fails to mention autoconf/buildconf

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=66369&edit=1 ID: 66369 Updated by: bjori@php.net Reported by: Rican7 at gmail dot com Summary: INSTALL file (generated from Online Docs) fails to mention autoconf/buildconf -Status: Assigned +Status: Not a bug Type: Documentation Problem Package: Documentation problem Operating System: *nix PHP Version: Irrelevant -Assigned To: aharvey +Assigned To: Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: When you compile PHP from git sources you are on your own and expected to know what you are doing. You do not need autoconf or friends when compiling from a snapshot or a release build. We only document release builds (and upcoming releases). This is done so people that are downloading the actual releases don't have to wade through weird developers-only sections. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-12-30 20:31:41] Rican7 at gmail dot com Yea, it would just really help to consolidate some of the information for easier contributions. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-12-30 20:28:36] aharvey@php.net Specifically, we need to roll in some of the verbiage at http://php.net/git, which covers buildconf and the requirements to build from git instead of tarballs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2013-12-30 20:27:10] Rican7 at gmail dot com Description: ------------ --- From manual page: http://www.php.net/install --- The PHP source repository creates dynamic configuration scripts through GNU autoconf, however it takes a decent amount of searching to find that out. The autoconf process is mentioned in a [Help FAQ online][1], but isn't mentioned anywhere in the INSTALL document in the php-src repo. I was going to submit a pull request until I saw the line mentioning that its auto-generated by the online documentation. [1] http://www.php.net/manual/en/faq.build.php#faq.build.configure ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=66369&edit=1