Re: PHP 3 in Manual/documenting Configure Options
| From: | Gabor Hojtsy | Date: | Mon, 28 Jan 2002 18:22:48 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: PHP 3 in Manual/documenting Configure Options | ||
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> just a question about PHP 3 in install.*.xml and in the manual in general.
>
> What is the general "road" of restructuring the manual?
> Will PHP 3 still be in the "new" manual?
> Is there still need of documenting configure options, which are only valid
> in PHP 3?
IMHO there is no use of PHP 3 options, but I am sure, some core
people will say, let them stay there...
> Include GD support (DIR is GD's install dir). Set DIR to shared
> to build as a dl, or shared,DIR to build as a dl and still specify
> DIR.
I still say this DIR stuff should be documented in a general place,
and not in each and every option description...
> </para>
> <!-- Short introduction with links (where to get libs etc.)-->
> <para>
> With the GD library (available at <a
> href="http://www.boutell.com/gd/">
> http://www.boutell.com/gd/</a>) you will be able to
> create and
> manipulate images. The following formats are supported: GIF (GD <
> 1.6),
> PNG (GD > 1.6), JPEG, WBMP (GD > 1.8), and SWF. Versions newer
> than 1.6 support PNG instead of GIF. To use JPEG you need to
> install libjpeg > 6b (available at <a
> href="ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/jpeg/">
> ftp://ftp.uu.net/graphics/jpeg/</a>) and install
> PHP
> with --with-jpeg-dir.
Please use ENTITIES for all URLs!
Goba