Re: more whoiswho fallback (not peclweb this time)
| From: | Steph | Date: | Thu, 06 Jan 2005 14:36:51 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: more whoiswho fallback (not peclweb this time) | ||
| References: | 1 2 | Groups: | php.internals |
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> Hey :)
>
> I think that the EXTENSIONS file should reflect the state of the branch,
> so if an extension doesn't reside there anymore, then the entry from
> that file should be deleted.
and sapi/activescript?
> If it's one of the magic in-pecl-and-disto extensions (like sqlite) then
> it should be listed in EXTENSIONS, but also point people to the PECL
> page for that extension (which, theoretically, should be more up-to-date).
Would you like me to add that info under 'COMMENTS' where applicable, since
I'm on the case? Or should I alter the entries more dramatically?
e.g.
(current entry)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---
EXTENSION: sqlite
PRIMARY MAINTAINER: Marcus Börger <helly@php.net>, Wez Furlong
<wez@php.net>
MAINTENANCE: Maintained
STATUS: Working
SINCE: 5.0 (Since 4.3.2 in PECL)
COMMENT: Integrates SQLite embeddable SQL database engine.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---
(proposed entry)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---
EXTENSION: sqlite
COMMENT: see http://pecl.php.net/package/SQLite
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
---
>
> One of the things I'd like to see is an auto-generated EXTENSIONS file
> based on the package.xml files we have all over now (since hartmut went
> through and fleshed them out). Likewise, the CREDITS files could be
> generated that way too.
Yes, that'd work nicely for PHP 5. Not PHP 4 tho'...
Guess this needs to be a list discussion really, cc'ing to internals@.
- Steph
>
> --Wez.
>
> Steph wrote:
> > Hi again Wez,
> >
> > I was going to ask Zeev to apply this, but thought I'd better check with
you
> > first on two counts.
> >
> > 1) activescript sapi's listed in there but isn't actually part of the
> > distro. (same goes for ext/pdf). My instinct is to delete them to
avoid
> > confusion, yours may not be.
>
> > 2) you're the King of PECL :) so tell me, where an extension or sapi
resides
> > in PECL, should it still be listed here or should there just be a link
to
> > its PECL page?
> >
> > - Steph
>