Re: Current problems with PHP5.3 testing
| From: | Rasmus Lerdorf | Date: | Sat, 16 May 2009 09:31:22 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Current problems with PHP5.3 testing | ||
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Pierre Joye wrote:
> On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Rasmus Lerdorf <rasmus@lerdorf.com> wrote:
>
>> The fact is that we have only a handful of people who do any sort of
>> Windows work while we have hundreds of volunteers for other parts of the
>> project. Unless we get more volunteers interesting in working on
>> Windows-related stuff, you are always going to see a gap between Windows
>> and the rest of the world.
>
> We have many people testing Windows, it is much better now than for a
> year or so. But we do not even have a handful of people taking care of
> the firebird extension itself (testing or maintaining it).
Testing pre-built stuff, sure. But building extensions and making them
work on Windows is still quite rare. Not that I am criticizing, I don't
do it either. I have absolutely zero interest in that platform.
-Rasmus