Re: Crypt_RSA

Also there's no problem in you proposing a Crypt_RSA2 package if your fixes absolutely have to break backwards-compatibilty - if it makes for a RSA package that is more efficient (and bug free) so much the better. On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 11:59 PM, Daniel O'Connor <daniel.oconnor@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 7:41 AM, Rémy Sanchez > <remy.sanchez@hyperthese.net>wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Crypt_RSA is obviously not working anymore with PHP 5.3, and it is >> currently >> unmaintained. I need this package for one of my projects >> (http://gitorious.org/karibou, a project within my school), and since that >> PHP >> is being upgraded to 5.3 in most OSes now, I need to have it working with >> this >> "new" version. >> >> I've patched Crypt_RSA so it can work with PHP 5.3, but instead of keeping >> it >> for myself I'd prefer to share it through pear. I wouldn't mind to become >> the >> maintainer of the package, but only to correct bugs and to make sure that >> compatibility with new version of PHP is kept : I could not add new >> features >> because I don't have time to and I don't know RSA well enough to even think >> of >> what new features would be good :). >> >> > Next steps from here, file a change request/bug report with the patch > against trunk. > Be sure you don't break any unit tests :) > > The other thing to be aware of: you have to maintain PHP4 compatibility with > this stable package - so there are some areas where PHP5 fixes might inhibit > that. Just be mindful of it. > -- http://blogs.linux.ie/kenguest/