Re: [PATCH] Preliminary OpenSSL Changes (PEM)
| From: | Brandon Fosdick | Date: | Mon, 15 May 2006 01:08:13 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: [PATCH] Preliminary OpenSSL Changes (PEM) | ||
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Wez Furlong wrote:
> Probably the biggest problem is that it requires C++.
> We mentioned to you that C++ was something we avoided in PHP because
> it tends to create more problems than it's worth, particularly so in
> something that is part of the core distribution.
I must have missed that. Although I do remember asking about it and not getting a response.
Don't see anything in the archives either.
> Can you write it in C instead?
I could, but I've finished the functionality I need so now it's hard to justify the time
to do a complete rewrite. deadlines, deadlines...
I don't see a crypto package in PECL and none of what I've done is strictly SSL related,
so would it be acceptable if I fork and submit a module to PECL? Assuming I find the time.