Re: libsodium for PHP 7?

So, PHP 8 then? On Jan 2, 2015 2:23 PM, "Joe Watkins" <pthreads@pthreads.org> wrote: > Evening Scott, > > We should only consider moving an extension from PECL to core if that > extension is in wide use. > > In addition to having a properly established user base, it's a good > idea to have a stable API since the development workflow (or pace) for core > extensions is restricted by the release cycle of PHP. > > Even when an extension has a good userbase and a stable API, it > doesn't always make sense to bundle as a core extension, if you look at the > top of the list at the extensions with millions of downloads; there's > nothing to actually gain from bundling these extensions in the core > distribution. So I would say that there needs to be some benefit in terms > of integration, maintainability, or something of that sort. > > libsodium is too young to seriously consider bundling right now I > think. > > Cheers > Joe > > On Fri, Jan 2, 2015 at 5:05 PM, Scott Arciszewski <kobrasrealm@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi PHP Internals, >> >> Right now, the libsodium PECL package is in the beta channel. Would it be >> possible to include libsodium as a core extension in PHP 7? If so, what >> hurdles would need to be cleared before that happens? >> >> http://doc.libsodium.org/ >> http://pecl.php.net/package/libsodium >> https://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium-php >> >> Thanks, >> Scott >> >> P.S. I'm cc'ing Frank Denis on this initial email. >> > >