Re: DLL export request

Hi, Can I assume from the lack of an enthusiastic response that my use case doesn't really justify the changes I requested? :) A couple other questions related strictly to user code, not extensions: - I cannot pass null as the value of a parameter for which a type hint has been specified. Is there any way around this restriction, aside from removing the type hint? - Is there a way for a user class to implement the comparison operator? - Mark >> At 21:30 28/07/2003, Mark Spruiell wrote: >>>Hi, >>> >>>I'm prototyping a PHP5 extension creates user classes dynamically. >>>This (mostly) works, although it's apparent that PHP isn't really >>>expecting this type of activity. >>> >>>I did encounter problems when trying to build this extension on Windows, >>>however, because the following functions are not exported from the PHP >>>DLL: >>> >>>zend_do_inheritance >>>zend_initialize_class_data >>> >>>Are there any objections to exporting these functions so that they can >>> be >>>used by extensions? >> >> Yep, they're internal and shouldn't really be used by extensions - why >> doesn't zend_register_internal_class_ex() work for you? > > My extension uses these functions to create user classes, not internal > classes - it's essentially translating a specification language into user > classes dynamically. The traditional solution would have been to perform > an intermediate step of translating into PHP code first, but we prefer > this dynamic approach precisely because it avoids the administrative > issues associated with generated code. > > - Mark > > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >