Re: [new] PEAR::assertExtension()

Hey, can't we just add a load_extension() function to PHP instead? :-P - Stig On Mon, 2002-06-17 at 13:10, Tomas V.V.Cox wrote: > What do you think on adding a new function to PEAR.php assertExtension() > which will: > > 1) Load an extension if is not loaded already > 2) Return bool > 3) OS independant > > The code: > > + // {{{ assertExtension() > + > + function assertExtension($ext) > + { > + if (!extension_loaded($ext)) { > + if (OS_WINDOWS) { > + return @dl("php_$ext.dll"); > + } elseif (PHP_OS == 'HP-UX') { > + return @dl("$ext.sl"); > + } elseif (PHP_OS == 'AIX') { > + return @dl("$ext.a"); > + } else { > + return @dl("$ext.so"); > + } > + } > + return true; > + } > + > + // }}} > > You know the bounch of places where such check are done, equally to the > number of places where that check is wrong made :-) > > Of course the really Good Thing would be to change the dl() behaviour to > take care automatically on it (http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=17798) > > > Tomas V.V.Cox > > -- > PEAR Development Mailing List (http://pear.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- Stig Sæther Bakken, Fast Search & Transfer ASA, Trondheim, Norway http://pear.php.net/wishlist.php/ssb