Re: Anyone against requiring libxml2 2.6.x for PHP5.1?
| From: | Derick Rethans | Date: | Wed, 16 Feb 2005 08:12:54 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Anyone against requiring libxml2 2.6.x for PHP5.1? | ||
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On Tue, 15 Feb 2005, D.Walsh wrote:
> On Feb 15, 2005, at 16:32, Andi Gutmans wrote:
>
> > I still think we should reconsider bundling libxml2 and solve this
> > issue. XML is a center piece of PHP 5 and will be more and more used
> > by extensions as well as developers. I think the benefit far outweighs
> > the downside of bundling.
> > I know some disagree because of size but I don't see this as an issue.
> > I think giving PHP users a better experience is very beneficial.
>
> I agree with you Andi, if you're going to make software a version
> dependancy, I believe you should bundle the dependant software to make
> installation as smooth and painless as possible.
Let's bundle lib C and Linux too then...
Derick