Re: php, pear and rpm

On 3 Aug 2002, Peter Bowen wrote: > > Since rpm-4.1 (next version) there will be in official rpm script to > > generate dependencies in pear packages, which I made for PLD. > This looks like a very nice script. I am definately looking forward to > using it my packages. However, I do have two issues with it. First, > IMHO the dependencies should be php(foo) not pear(foo). This follows > the perl model, where you depend on perl(foo) rather than cpan(foo). good point. I'll change it in next release. not now, because we have prepared beta2 of our distro - in few weeks. > Second, it generates bogus dependencies on php(parent). The parent::foo > construct is a language feature, implemented by the Zend Engine. there > can never be a class named parent, nor will any package provide a class > named parent. I know - this is on my TODO-list from some time. > Additionally, looking at your spec files, I would suggest that the main > php package provide php(stdClass), as this is actually provided by the > Zend Engine. php(stdClass) is coded into the engine, as opposed to > being written in PHP. as above - this is only short workaround. > Please realizes this is just me nitpicking. The scripts look great, and > should make it much easier for vendors to ship pear modules. It was made to make it easier for me :) -- --------------------------------- pozdr. Paweł Gołaszewski --------------------------------- CPU not found - software emulation...