Re: PHP 4 win build system questions
| From: | Wez Furlong | Date: | Sat, 22 Oct 2005 17:06:21 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: PHP 4 win build system questions | ||
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On 10/22/05, techtonik <techtonik@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is there any developers who officially supports PHP 4 branch?
Yes, we "support" people using it, but not so much people building it.
We're trying to shift people on to PHP 5 so that the support burden
is lessened. If you're building it yourself, you're competent enough
to support yourself building it.
> > Don't forget that we have full-on win32 builds being generated
> > courtesy of Edin, along with several snapshot builds throughout the
> > day for all branches of PHP and PECL; there should be very little need
> > for people to build their own, unless they are hacking on PHP
> > itself--those people should be maintaining their own build
> > environments.
>
> I think I've got the idea. Should. Bye.
All I'm trying to say is that we have the things the way they are
because its easier and less time consuming for most people using and
developing PHP; don't let me discourage you.
--Wez.