Re: [RFC] Extension Prepend Files

On Jan 7, 2015 5:15 PM, "Derick Rethans" <derick@php.net> wrote: > > On Tue, 6 Jan 2015, Stanislav Malyshev wrote: > > > > But, if we consider the PHP code as an integral part of the > > > extension, this should be avoided, as C and PHP code need to be kept > > > in sync. > > > > Again, there is a multitude of solutions for this, all in the realm of > > packaging. It's not like we've just encountered the idea of software > > package having more than one file. > > There is currently no way to install an extension and a PHP library > package at the same time. "pecl" can't install PHP libraries, and > "composer" can't install extensions. And even if it did, keeping the > versions in sync is not easy at all. Only way to solve this properly is > to allow PHP code embeded in the extension. Just like the couchdb ext > does, or Benjamin wants to do with the qafooprofiler, or HHVM does it > through HNI. Pickle integration is almost finished, that solves your worries about composer and pecl extensions. And if you ready other replies carefully I have proposed cleaner solution (than bundling scripts). And no, bundling code is not the easy way, it is a can of worms, to implement, maintain and even worst, for distros.