Re: Unable to compile PHP-7.3.0

I filed this bug today as Bug #77392. Thanks again for your help Christoph. John =================================== On Thu, 2018-12-27 at 23:42 -0500, John wrote: > On Thu, 2018-12-27 at 23:18 +0100, Christoph M. Becker wrote: > > On 26.12.2018 at 20:24, John wrote: > > > > > Thanks for the links Christoph. I downloaded the Fedora-25 rpm and if I > > > can't > > > figure all this out I will install it. Due to the age of F25 (2017) this > > > repository rpm would backdate the PHP version I have installed. > > > > Hmm, it seems to me that RemiRepo offers quite recent stuff[1]. > > > > Yes, they have both Fedora 28 and Fedora 29 downloads of PHP 7.3.0 available. > My problem is that I am running Fedora 25 on the server and that is end-of- > life > so not being supported on RemiRepo is not a surprise. But it does make things > more complicated! > > > > Christoph, I am absolutely convinced that there are errors in the > > > configuration > > > script for PHP-7.3.0 BUT I don't have the skill set to prove that. Do you > > > think > > > that a problem report should be filed with PHP or am I right out in left > > > field? > > > > Yes, please file a bug report on > > <https://bugs.php.net/>. I'm pretty > > sure that there are issues with the ext/imap configuration. However, it > > seems to me that the “manual” configuration which is still done for many > > extensions can't really be solved generally, and instead relying on > > pkg-config appears to be the way forward. This is unlikely to happen > > for PHP 7.3, though. > > OK, I'll try to figure that out. I've never done a bug report before so may > take some time. I'll try for 2018 though! > > [1] > > < > > https://blog.remirepo.net/post/2018/12/10/Install-PHP-7.3-on-CentOS-RHEL-or-Fedora > > Thanks again Christoph. Even though there is no solution your assistance and > persistence are appreciated. > > John > > > > >