Re: Drop ext/mhash and add an emulation layer in ext/hash (5.3+), call for help

On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 10:21 AM, Derick Rethans <derick@php.net> wrote: > On Mon, 2 Jun 2008, Pierre Joye wrote: > >> While working on the windows ports, I asked Sara about the mhash >> status in regard of the new shiny ext/hash. The plan is to remove >> ext/hash completely and emulate it in ext/hash to keep the BC. It >> could even a configuration flag if one likes to be sure to clean his >> code to use only the hash APIs. > > The mhash extension features some more versions of some algorithms: > http://mhash.sourceforge.net/ But why bother changing it? Which algo(s) (or algo version) is not supported by ext/hash? I did not spot one after a quick read. > I've not heard of any issues about ext/mhash. My main reasons would be to do not have to maintain ext/mhash and the libmhash Windows port. Cheers, -- Pierre http://blog.thepimp.net | http://www.libgd.org