Re: Making PHPExcel available via a pear channel?

Any other opinions on this? Best regards, Maarten On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 8:46 PM, Fr@nck <progi1984@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, may be a support of PHP 5.x will be more profitable for PHPExcel. > > Actually, PEAR::SEW is compatible with PHP 4.x and older... > (http://pear.php.net/package/Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer in the bottom of > the page). > > So with a migration to PHPExcel from PEAR::SEW, the user must lock its > code from PHP 4.x to PHP 5.3. > > Franck 'Progi1984' LEFEVRE > > PS : Very sorry for my bad english > > > 2010/5/3 Maarten Balliauw <maarten@balliauw.be>: > > Anyone has something to add on the discussion regarding backwards > > compatibility? > > > > Best regards, > > Maarten > > > > On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 1:58 PM, Fr@nck <progi1984@gmail.com> wrote: > >> > >> For the moment, my username is Progi1984 (surprise :p) ... and the > >> project will be PHPExcel when the discussion will be closed. > >> > >> But the discussion stays open on the backwards compatibility : what > >> does the PEAR Group think about that ? > >> > >> Best Regards > >> Franck 'Progi1984' LEFEVRE > >> > >> 2010/4/27 Maarten Balliauw <maarten@balliauw.be>: > >> > For everyone who wants to join in: > >> > - Let me know the projects you would like to work on > >> > - Register at www.codeplex.com and pass me your username > >> > - I'll make sure you have SVN access > >> > > >> > Best regards, > >> > Maarten > >> > > >> > On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 1:39 PM, Fr@nck <progi1984@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Hi Marteen, > >> >> For me, as I said before, it's not a problem for integrating > >> >> PHPExcel's team. My knowledge is principally in BIFF5/8 (the Excel > >> >> binary format) and OpenDocument. So I could help in this two parts. > >> >> And I may help in PHPWord & PHPPowerpoint implementation of > >> >> OpenDocument format. > >> >> > >> >> Best Regards > >> >> Franck 'Progi1984' LEFEVRE > >> >> > >> >> 2010/4/26 Maarten Balliauw <maarten@balliauw.be>: > >> >> > Hello Franck, > >> >> > > >> >> > Efforts means indeed development efforts. These 3 projects are > >> >> > gaining > >> >> > more > >> >> > and more feature requests and are also hitting performance problems > >> >> > related > >> >> > to processing large input/output files. > >> >> > > >> >> > Daniel --> PEAR channel is on my todo... > >> >> > > >> >> > Best regards, > >> >> > Maarten > >> >> > > >> >> > On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Fr@nck <progi1984@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >> >> > >> >> >> What do you mean for 'efforts' ? Do you want to talk about > >> >> >> the two > >> >> >> actuals developpers (me and Carsten) ? > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Best regards > >> >> >> Franck > >> >> >> > >> >> >> 2010/4/26 Maarten Balliauw <maarten@balliauw.be>: > >> >> >> > None as far as I know. The same discussion points are still > alive: > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Should we be backwards compatible with PHPExcel? > >> >> >> > Should PEAR SEW project and efforts be merged into PHPExcel or > >> >> >> > vice-versa? > >> >> >> > Should efforts be extended to PHPPowerPoint and PHPWord as > >> >> >> > well? > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > The PEAR channel is still on my to-do list. > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > Best regards, > >> >> >> > Maarten > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 1:15 PM, Fr@nck > >> >> >> > <progi1984@gmail.com> > >> >> >> > wrote: > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> Hi all, I see that the discussion stagnate since a week. > >> >> >> >> Which decisions are in pending ? > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> Franck 'Progi1984' LEFEVRE > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> 2010/4/23 Mark Baker <mark@lange.demon.co.uk>: > >> >> >> >> > On 21/04/2010 11:03, Maarten Balliauw wrote: > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > Hi all, > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > As a fun sidenote: there's now also a project > >> >> >> >> > PHPWord > >> >> >> >> > (http://phpword.codeplex.com) which may benefit from > >> >> >> >> > the > binary > >> >> >> >> > .doc > >> >> >> >> > format > >> >> >> >> > and ODF support as well. > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > I've already signed up for PHPWord to look at > >> >> >> >> > .doc and > OOWrite > >> >> >> >> > readers/writers > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > --- > >> >> >> >> > Mark Baker > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > >