Re: [Proposal] (PHP_)?ProcWatch

Hi, On 10 Nov 2003, at 14:10, Michael Wallner wrote:

Please visit http://dev.iworks.at/PEAR/proposals/PHP_ProcWatch.html for further information, examples and source code.

First, I like the idea :). Second, I had a look at the code and it appears that it is not cross platform compatible. This is a problem all wrappers around system tools have in common, since those tools differ in arguments and output from system to system. I (try to) maintain the Net_Ping package and for example even the BSD's pings arguments and outputs differ largely. And what about windows? It doesn't even have a ps as far as I can remember. What we have in Net_Ping is a list of argument definitions per operating system (based on OS_Guess) and a custom parser for each output. However, adding *real* (sort of) OS independence comes with a lot of bloat and some maintenance responsibility. So, my 2 cents: +1 for having the package -1 for having the package in as-is (read: OS independence is must-have IMHO) Jan --

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