Re: Current problems with PHP5.3 testing
| From: | Pierre Joye | Date: | Sat, 16 May 2009 09:35:23 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Current problems with PHP5.3 testing | ||
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On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 11:31 AM, Rasmus Lerdorf <rasmus@lerdorf.com> wrote:
> 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.
I was referring to testing&maintaining the extension itself, even on
only one platform :)
Cheers,
--
Pierre
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