Re: Modules/Extensions not in 4.3

Can you please make up an RFC out of this, or unless it will be forgotten. Goba ----- Original Message ----- From: "Friedhelm Betz" <holliwell@gmx.net> To: "Philip Olson" <philip@cornado.com> Cc: <phpdoc@lists.php.net>; <pear-doc@lists.php.net> Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 8:14 PM Subject: Re: [PHP-DOC] Modules/Extensions not in 4.3 > > > This raises up a good point. PEAR is starting to > > take shape and more and more extensions are moving > > into PEAR/PECL. What do we do? PECL extensions are > > documented in the PEAR manual, not here. > > > Since most of these extension moves are so recent, > > (4.3.0), we should probably continue to document them > > until they are moved into the PEAR manual. > > Sure:-) > > > I think you should do PECL ones as well as it will really > > help the peardoc team and provide a good framework. > > Yes, but adding information about how to configure PHP for this > extensions does not make sense IMHO. Once they are in PECL there are > two possibilities: > 1.) popular extension -> bundled with PHP and adding infos about > configure options make sense. > 2.) not so popular or whatever else -> not bundled with PHP. > compile/configure Options are different, so it makes no sense to > me to add/move this info to the docs. > > [...] > > > Moved extensions are mentioned in NEWS: > > http://www.php.net/php4news > > Thanks I got it:-) > > Removed in 4.3 > ext/aspell > ext/ccvs > ext/cybercash > ext/icap > sapi/fhttpd > > ICAP docs are deleted (at least excluded from the build process) > For aspell I suggest the same solution as for ICAP: > 1.) exlude them from the build process > 2.) make sure php.net/aspell points to php.net/pspell > 3.) put a note in pspell like that in php.net/mcal > > For CCVS the same as above with a pointer to MCVE > > As far as i know there is no replacement for Cybercash. > I suggest to > 1.) exclude the functions from the build process > 2.) modify reference.xml containing a short note about the removal > > About the moved extensions: > > moved to PECL in 4.3 > ext/vpopmail > ext/cybermut > > moved to PECL in 4.2.0 > ext/satellite > ext/mailparse > > As long as the docs not moved we should at least provide the users > some information about: > 1.) the move > 2.) where to get the code for the extensions > > Ok, satellite docs are moved. > > Regards > Friedhelm > > P.S.: > Maybe we can find a general solution how to handle removed and moved > extensions. You made a suggestion later in the thread, it should be in > the TODO. > > > -- > PHP Documentation Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >