Re: A new JIT engine for PHP-8.4/9

I think the submodule approach is fine, but maybe it should be moved from Dmitry's gh to php-src gh, or maybe it's own dedicated group, to reduce the bus factor (how much work needs to be done if Dmitry is hit by a bus~) On Sat, Sep 16, 2023, 00:22 Tim Düsterhus <tim@bastelstu.be> wrote: > Hi > > On 9/15/23 17:50, Ben Ramsey wrote: > > Additionally, despite the use of a Git submodule complicating things for > > "everyone else," it provides a clear dependency and development > > boundary, avoiding situations where the php-src version of IR drifts > > from the upstream version. I think we can adjust tooling and messaging > > to help folks know how to use the submodule. :-) > > Do not want: If the submodule repository goes away for whatever reason, > the dependency will no longer be available. IR is currently sitting in > Dmitry's personal GitHub account and it would not be the first time that > a GitHub account is suspended for good or less good reasons [1]. > > Bundle IR in some dedicated directory with php-src. Then updating it is > as easy as "throw away the directory and copy over the new files". We > could even automate that using GitHub actions to sync in the changes > every night or so. > > Dmitry also said that he gave 'git subtree' a try. I don't know that > command myself, but it looks exactly like what is required here. I would > be interested in hearing why it didn't work well. > > Best regards > Tim Düsterhus > > [1] Such as sanctions, see: > > https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/29/github-ban-sanctioned-countries/ > > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: https://www.php.net/unsub.php > >