Re: [RFC][DISCUSSION] Removal of dead SAPIs and extensions

On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 6:08 AM, Dmitry Stogov <dmitry@zend.com> wrote: > Hi Anatol, > > Despite of this, we also have few extensions not converted to PHP7 yet - > > https://wiki.php.net/phpng#unsupported_extensions_not_converted_yet > > 3 of them related to MSSQL, 2 to Oracle and one to Interbase. the last one > is partially converted (may be compiled), but it's so ugly, so it won't work > without serious redesign (I'm not sure how it worked in php-5). Seriously I would also like to see all three in pecl. I am not saying that they are not used nor maintained but a more flexible releases and leave more options to the maintainer(s) could actually help. The main problem here is the barrier to get a dev environment up and working, quite high, especially for the 1st two. Interbase is easier but is a niche server, so any kind of fixes or changes tightly related to how this DB works require more than the usual suspects like pgsql, mysql or sqlite. I also do not like to use pecl as a cemetery for dead cows. After this RFC, if some choices are actually accepted, let discuss how to deal with that, from a pecl.php.net point of view. I would rather have them marked dead and to do not appear in default search, a big warning on install should be displayed as well (that's something I can take of if desired). Maybe change the RFC title to reflect both kind of moves and them to the list. Cheers, Pierre