Re: When will 5.2 binaries be retired from windows.php.net?

On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 1:05 AM, Lester Caine <lester@lsces.co.uk> wrote: > Pierre Joye wrote: >> >> On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 8:06 PM, Lester Caine <lester@lsces.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> Pierre ... all I am saying is that the reference to 'older VC6 versions' >>> in >>> the left hand column would benefit from a 'which are only available in >>> the >>> museum', although I would suggest it may be better simply to say 'no >>> longer >>> supported'. >> >> >> >> I do not think it would benefit anyone to promote VC6, in any form :) > > Exactly > > >> The only note we keep there is about using apache.org's binaries: >> >> "If you are using PHP with Apache 1 or Apache2 fromapache.org (not >> recommended) you need to use the older VC6 versions of PHP compiled >> with the legacy Visual Studio 6 compiler. Do NOT use VC9+ versions of >> PHP with the apache.org binaries." > > Which is why I said 'no longer supported' so an extra line > "This is no longer supported." Would just clarify the situation rather than > it's current suggestion that you SHOULD use the VC6 versions ... And it is what it means, you must use VC6, not supported anymore, if you use apache.org's binary. -- Pierre @pierrejoye | http://www.libgd.org