memcache, without a d, as in Venezuela

Hi all, (Cross-posting to PECL and Internals lists, because I'm not sure which will reach the best audience.) As you may be aware, PECL contains two extensions for connecting to memcache: one called "memcache", and one called "memcached". This has always been a great source of confusion, particularly because their introductions in the manual [1][2], don't even acknowledge the existence of the other, let alone explain why you'd choose one or the other. However, it seems that the package without a d is actually abandoned. The official PECL package was last released more than 5 years ago [3], and the bug asking for PHP 7 compatibility is still open [4]. An unofficial fork apparently supports PHP 7 [5] but it in turn hasn't had a commit in 11 months, and has an open bug for 7.2 compatibility [6]. The package with a d, on the other hand, appears at a glance to be actively maintained, and would seem to be the right choice for any user writing new code. How can we make this more useful? - Is there any difference, other than API design, between the two packages, which would merit seeking a new maintainer for memcache (without a d)? - If not, should the package be officially marked "abandoned" or "deprecated" in PECL, and in the PHP manual? - Either way, should the manual for memcache (without a d) direct users to use memcached (with a d) for all new code? If not, what advice should it give? Thank you for any pointers or opinions! References: [1]: http://php.net/manual/en/intro.memcache.php [2]: http://php.net/manual/en/intro.memcached.php [3]: https://pecl.php.net/package/memcache [4]: https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72887 [5]: https://github.com/websupport-sk/pecl-memcache [6]: https://github.com/websupport-sk/pecl-memcache/issues/28 [For those who don't get the joke in the subject line: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomson_and_Thompson] Regards, -- Rowan Collins [IMSoP]