Re: failing to upgrade to DB_DataObject 1.7.3 - Invalid dependency

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, Dec 25, 2004 at 07:24:05PM -0800, Justin Patrin wrote: > > > > > > Due to bugs in the last PHP releases, this has been released in an attempt to > > > prevent everyone trying to use those release.. > > > > > > Please use snaps.php.net until 4.3.11 or 5.0.4 are release." > > > > > > > I'm confused too. DOes this mean that 1.7.3 doesn't work with 4.3.10? Or that > > 1.7.2 doesn't work with 4.3.10? > > > > What I'm putting tgether is this: > > - DBDO 1.7.2 works with 4.3.10, as long as you turn overloading off > > - DBDO 1.7.3 does *not* work with 4.3.10, but works with snapshots > > > > I'm sorry for being an idiot here, but this just isn't making sense to me yet. > > > > I'm using DB_DataObject 1.7.3 with PHP 4.3.10 just fine. You just have > to turn overloading off as they introduced *yet another* overloading > bug. > > I always turn overloading off. It's way too buggy for production in PHP4. > I'm assuming you mean you are using 4.3.10-snapshot, if 1.7.3 won't install otherwise. 1.7.2 seems to work fine for me with 4.3.10 with overloading off too. A friend who works at an ISP was really annoyed by this "attempt to prevent everyone trying to use those release". He pointed out basically that PHP is the dog and PEAR is the tail, and thus it is the job of PEAR modules to work around PHP bugs, not to create inconveniences or impossible situations for users. And that security updates are first priority above all else. Oh, and he said all this amidst a dazzling barrage of profanity, which I've filtered out ;-) He also suggested that automated regression testing might be helpful. That seems reasonable to me too. Anyway, it works and I think I understand now what's going on. Thanks for explaining. - -ken - -- - --------------- The world's most affordable web hosting. http://www.nearlyfreespeech.net -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBz5ofe8HF+6xeOIcRAloyAKCw7c55ZcO1p+4CPO9YPoK63OZGiACfUKDO DFR/4q26Jiuc44nu/71yPVk= =ZQht -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----