Re: [RFC] Binary pecl packages

Hi, On Thu, Jun 19, 2003 at 01:19:36AM +0200, Tomas V.V.Cox wrote : [...] > pecl package name > ----------------- > > The name of the extension would be: > > peclfoo-bin-<OS>-<ARCH>-3.1.2-<STATE>.tgz > > The os (Operating system) and arch (CPU type), would be the value > returned by the OS_Guess class. STATE is a valid PEAR_Common package > state. [...] The only thing I was really missing here (unless I managed to miss it in the text only) is different PHP versions. A binary built for PHP 4.0 wouldn't work with PHP 4.3 for example due to interface changes (bad example because not only the API changed but also some internals afaik; neverthless). I don't know if it's a good idea to show the version of PHP the binary was compiled against, but somehow it needs to be known if the binary is compatible at all. For example mod_ssl [1] always includes the version number of the Apache server it works with: 21-Mar-2003: Released 2.8.14-1.3.27: Important bugfixes. So, with a quick look on the filename you know if it's compiled against your PHP version or not. - Markus