Re: Package php binaries + php script into one single executable file

Found one interesting tool named PHPACK : http://winbinder.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1148 (windows only) <http://winbinder.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1148>Tool is no more supported (ended mid-2010), but seems to be working with PHP 5.3. What it does : package php5ts.dll + custom php scripts into one .exe (windows only). Tested with my phar file generated a 3Mb exe file (not that big). But limited support for extension (few statically linked extension). I have not yet tested the exe file on a blank box (i.e. where php not already installed). Seems to be an interesting solution for my windows users. Other ideas ? oha 2011/3/15 Olivier Hoareau <olivier@phppro.fr> > Hi Tomas ! > > Thanks for your proposals. > > >> Create .deb package and make it dependent on PHP for Debian/Ubuntu. Debian >> has docs and tools that allow to do that. PHP is in standard Debian/Ubuntu >> software repository. >> > > This solution does not provide me one of the goal I need to reach : that my > users be able to use the tool even if they already have PHP installed on > their system but with a version not compatible with the tool. > Let me explain why : the goal of the tool is to provide command line > actions for team (dev team) members, such as the ones (but not only) > provided by tools like zf / sf / maven (but not sticked to a specific > framework and working with all frameworks), so the targeted users are > already using PHP but with specific version of PHP (depending on the need > for the application they are currently developing). I would like to be able > to provide all the features my tool provide to those teams BUT without the > need for these team to "upgrade" the version of PHP they are using on their > desktop (mostly PHP 5.2) > > >> Distribute .phar package alone for users who already have PHP. List PHP >> extensions your package depends on. >> > > This solution is already in use, but not perfect, for the problem I > described above, at least, because a small percentage of my targetted users > (at this moment) are using PHP 5.3+ > > >> Create automated installer for Windows which downloads PHP from the >> network. See microsoft web platform installer for more ideas. >> > > This is a possible solution if installing PHP in a custom directory without > system-wide installation and if 2 version of PHP can coexist on the same > filesystem without conflicts on extensions/php.ini/system variables, do you > have links ? (I will google it) > > IMHO your package license is not compatible with PHP license. You can't >> distribute PHP with BSD license. >> > > OK, I was not aware of this limitation. > It is not a problem to modify the license of the tool to one that is > compatible with PHP license, my purpose is to share something, not to sell > it. Do you (are others) have advice on this specific points ? > > Thanks ! > > Olivier H. > > >> >> >> -- >> >> Tomas >> >> >> >> -- >> PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List >> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php >> >>