Re: PHP5 Version of Existing Package

From: Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2005 01:50:16 +0000
Subject: Re: PHP5 Version of Existing Package
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Scott Mattocks wrote:
Hello, I am sure this topic has been discussed before but I can't seem to find a definitive answer anywhere. What are the rules about releasing a PHP5 only version of an existing package? Two of my packages are PHP-GTK packages. When I update them to work with PHP-GTK2, which requires PHP5, it will not be possible to make them backward compatible. When I update Gtk_ScrollingLabel, do I need to create a new package called Gtk_ScrollingLabel2 like we have with PHPUnit and PHPUnit2 or should I release it as Gtk_ScrollingLabel 2.0.0?
Why not name it Gtk2_ScrollingLabel? This will be the most clear and will not break BC for users who don't wish to go with gtk2 right away for legacy reasons. Greg

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