Re: [RFC] APXS LoadModule Option in configure

From: Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 22:11:26 +0000
Subject: Re: [RFC] APXS LoadModule Option in configure
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> > > @Lester Generally, this is a problem that surfaces in manual PHP builds. > You're correct in that the packaged repos tend to handle all that stuff for > you anyway. However, these repos are rarely updated (I think CentOS and > Ubuntu are both still stuck on 5.1), so it's often necessary to build PHP > manually if you want to take advantage of the latest features. In these > cases, being able to isolate the PHP configuration tends to make the most > sense, hence why this new option switch is necessary IMHO. > > AFAIR centos 5.7 provides php 5.2.1 (centos 4 has only Maintenance updates, for 2 more days) the oldest ubuntu (8,04 lts) also have 5.2.4 so I think that the only distro with support that ships >=5.2 is rhel 4 with the Extended life cycle. but usually there are semi-official/community repos providing more up-to-date versions for each distribution. -- Ferenc Kovács @Tyr43l - http://tyrael.hu

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