Fwd: phc 0.2.0 release - and a call for contributors

Hi, phc has just released version 0.2.0. Our compiler can now compile most non-OO PHP5 scripts to executable code, which should be able to access all PHP libraries and extensions, including PECL libraries. As part of the release, we are trying to attract contributors to phc. PECL developers are particularly attractive due to their knowledge of the PHP and Zend APIs, which phc uses in both the compiler and its generated code. If you're interested in getting involved, please take a look at http://phpcompiler.org/contribute.html. Our release announcement is below. Thanks, Paul Biggar Announcing phc 0.2.0, an open source compiler for PHP. This release compiles all of PHP5 (except OO) to executable code. We are fully compatible with the Zend engine and the generated code can make use of all the PHP extensions; generated code at the moment is approximately 1.5 faster than when run with PHP5. phc can be downloaded from http://phpcompiler.org/downloads.html. The changelog is too long to post here, but is available at http://phpcompiler.org/src/ChangeLog. We welcome comments and bugs reports, to our mailing list (http://phpcompiler.org/ mailinglist.html). We are actively looking for contributors to phc. PHP skills are useful, as are skills with C and C++, especially related to PHP internals. Please see http://phpcompiler.org/contribute.html if you are interested, or contact us on on our mailing list. -- Paul Biggar paul.biggar@gmail.com -- Paul Biggar paul.biggar@gmail.com