[INTERNALS-WIN] Re: New Windows/others dependencies for bundled GD in PHP 8.6?

> You mean each lib* has a tag with the <library>-<version> as name? Yes, that is correct. > Some can, others can't. I will try again while trying to avoid custom patches. It should be possible using the cmake arguments. You might need patches to follow the _a.lib convention for static libraries we have if the upstream follows a different naming. > Would it be ok to add 4.7.2RCn for 8.6? it is about to be released and > contains some sec fixes, then update to final 4.7.2 when released. Yes, that would be fine for now. Thanks Shivam > On 2 Jul 2026, at 3:39 PM, Pierre Joye <pierre.php@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Shivam, > > On Thu, Jul 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM Shivam Mathur <contact@shivammathur.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Pierre, > >> I saw the new workflows briefly. I will have a look later today. >> >> A couple of things I noticed. >> >> In winlibs we follow the convention for tags as <library>-<version>, (like >> libcurl-8.21.0) and that passes to the artifact names in the workflows, so please retag them. > > You mean each lib* has a tag with the <library>-<version> as name? I > have been using the upstream tag name, I can retag using > <library>-<version> for sure, thanks. > >> I would prefer if we did static builds for these new libraries and avoided introducing any >> new DLL files. > > Some can, others can't. I will try again while trying to avoid custom patches. > >> Yes, we add the builds to the staging manifests for upgrades/new libraries. We use the >> workflows in https://github.com/php/web-downloads to manage the >> uploads and manifest updates. >> I can do the builds this weekend and upload them. > > Thanks! Ping me if there are any issues with the added ones (green now > for the added ones), I can fix them if needed. I am adding libtiff. > Would it be ok to add 4.7.2RCn for 8.6? it is about to be released and > contains some sec fixes, then update to final 4.7.2 when released. > > best, > -- > Pierre > > @pierrejoye | http://www.libgd.org