RE: [PHP-DEV] If you want to avoid annoying CS commits
| From: | Sterling Hughes | Date: | Fri, 04 Apr 2003 17:15:15 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP-DEV] If you want to avoid annoying CS commits | ||
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On Fri, 2003-04-04 at 12:26, Martin Jansen wrote:
> On Fri, 2003-04-04 at 18:26, Sterling Hughes wrote:
> > No, in PEAR. In PECL your code can look however it likes, at least
> > that's my understanding.
>
> The manual states it differently:
>
> "In PECL all code has to follow the PHP coding standards."
> (http://pear.php.net/manual/en/developers.meaning.php)
>
Then the manual is wrong. PECL extensions are independent entities with
no interdependencies (fully encapsulated). The api's they export should
follow naming conventions - sure. But following coding standards misses
the point of pecl itself (to foster independent extension development.)
-Sterling5
> - Martin
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