Re: testing pear part one

"robert janeczek" <rashid@ds.pg.gda.pl> wrote in message news:20020531214141.35891.qmail@pb1.pair.com... > hi > i have an exam tomorrow, so i wanted to find myself something else to do :) > i tried to use all (?) the pear classes. now you can see how it looks from > begginers look. i`ll point all the traps i encountered on my way. this can > be useful for future doc releases. i use win2k, so there will be some hints > and bugs showing up only on this platform. sorry for the length of this > message i hope you know how to cut posts while answering ;) i`m sure there > are many my mistakes, i hope that thanks to them you`ll know what are the > usual problems and what tips are needed in documentation. so - don`t be mad > at me :) i`m not using advanced features - i just wanted to make classes > work on my mashine. today - part one - two first classes (i choose classes > alphabeticaly). stay tuned for next parts... > > test platform: > System Windows NT 5.0 build 2195 > SERVER_SOFTWARE Apache/1.3.22 (Win32) PHP/4.2.1 > php 'from the box' with some changes in php.ini: > - register_globals = on (yes, i know...) > - changed include path and extensions path > - apopriate extensions loaded (more information with classes using them) > > pear downloaded from cvs today, about 16.00 cet. installed manually. > > 1. Archive/Tar.php > Tar.php,v 1.1 2002/05/27 21:48:36 > > extensions: > ZLib Support enabled > Compiled Version 1.1.4 > Linked Version 1.1.4 > > docs: > ok, i`ve read docs/archive_tar.txt and it was enough to start playing with > the class. unfortunetly i wasn`t able to test if the features work. The doc was not updated since some times, I should do a refresh. Please refer to the manual (pear.php.net) for the most recent doc > > test: > unable to use class in any logical way - serious errors with creating > archive. more detailed information is sent to author, so its no reason to > place it here again. as i see it now - this class is unusable under w2k for > now, im not sure why, maybe its zlibs fault? I did receive your detailed tests, thanks. I retry your test on my Windows 2000 system and did not have any problems. I use the last file : Tar.php,v 1.12 2002/05/28 00:35:16, my zlib is 1.1.3 I just simulate your two files with dummy char, but I don't think it can be the content of the files .... > > 2. Auth/Auth.php > Auth.php,v 1.33 2002/05/04 09:42:31 > > strange things: > why does Auth/Container.php return AUTH_METHOD_NOT_SUPPORTED in some methods > instead of generating PEAR_Error? > > docs: > - should add a note that windows users need to change default > session.save_path setting in php.ini - its quite confusing first time you > see a message about it :) > - should add basic sql code creating table for default Auth/Container/DB.php > settings - especially minimum field lenght for password column needs to be > said, i created 20 chars long field and nothing worked well because encoded > password didn`t fit > > test: > DB: i used mysql, created database and table and everything worked well > after i realized that password field needs more space :) there should be > also an information about creating username field with unique parameter > file: hmmmm i couldn`t find File/Passwd.php in newest cvs contents and the > file that came with php [Passwd.php,v 1.9 2002/02/28 08:27:12] didn`t have > isLocked method which was called from inside of container [line 122], i made > few small changes to make it all to work, but it got even worse :) is this > container still usable? > LDAP: unable to check - i have no access to ldap server > > > rash > > > > -- > PEAR Development Mailing List (http://pear.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >