Re: HEADS UP: Upcoming Feature Freeze for PHP 5.5.0
| From: | Ralf Lang | Date: | Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:56:33 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: HEADS UP: Upcoming Feature Freeze for PHP 5.5.0 | ||
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> From what I understood from Rasmus the biggest challenge with merging APC
> into core is the fact that the compiler currently isn't built to support
> opcode caching. One of the challenges he pointed out was some of the
> MAKE_NOP trickery that can make APC's work a bit more complex than
> necessary. It's possible to optimize the compiler enough to the point that
> APC's code could be reduced down to very simple opcode caching, putting
> less stress on the engine and making it easier to maintain.
I think there was some support for moving APC first from pecl to the PHP
standard distribution's ext folder before any tighter integration is
started.