Re: PHP 5

On Sun, 10 Feb 2002 18:13:04 +0100 Wolfram Kriesing <lists@kriesing.de> wrote: > if we go for a 2-repository solution, how much extra work does it > mean? > does every bug have to be fixed twice? > do you have to check in changes twice? > > i think new classes should run on PHP5, the old once should be > converted to run under php5 and maintainence should be provided for > the php4 only on request/bug fixes, etc. new features may only go > into the php5 version. > It may be sounds cruel to those who use php4 but will everybody be > able to do double work? > or should there be some kind of deadline until when php4-packages are > maintained? 2 repository should be a good solution. To spare work, we can freeze the php4 branch. Only bugs corrections could be applied in the php4 branch. New features and code rewrite for the new one. In the same way others software work for major updates, the old is freezed and a new branch is created for the next major release. In this case we don t have any BC compatility problems, and do not have to modify the install script, and last but not least, quit easier to maintain. hth pa