Re: how to deal with php5 only packages (was: [PEPr] Comment on Networking::GeoIP)

On Jun 16, 2004, at 5:47 PM, Daniel Convissor wrote:

Hi David: On Wed, Jun 16, 2004 at 05:37:54PM +0200, David Costa wrote: But your package doesn't have any features that necessitate the use of PHP 5. In earlier posts, you tried to justify using PHP 5 by saying the pacakge uses SQLite. That's a specious argument because SQLite works fine in PHP 4.

That is not accurate. On PHP 4 you have to install SQLite manually and whilst I am not 100% sure there are certainly some speed implications too. I think there is nothing wrong if we politely disagree. You (and Lukas may be) have a more "let's use PHP 5 only if it is really necessary" my approach is the opposite. Why should I write something with an obsolete object model ? Just to re-write it from scratch in few months ? I have been using PHP 5 since beta one both locally and in production environments. I don't think that PHP 5 has to prove to me or to PEAR that is good enough to be adopted. SQLite is one of the major highlights of PHP 5 where the extension is bundled. I don't see a problem with releasing PHP 5 only packages as long as they follow some basic rules. I don't mind my package, if voted, remains alpha/beta till the stable PHP 5 is out. Regards David Costa

--Dan --