Re: PECL Development Environment and Installation Support

Hello, Detailing the first point - VC9 (VCx) backward compatibility to VC6 (VCx-1 or VCx-2 or VCx-y) AND VC6 (VCx) upward compatibility to VC9 (VCx+1 or VCx+2 or VCx+3) The backward compatibility framework is simple, the new core will have a interpreter module/ Library for lower VC versions "OR" should allow to run older core and libraries with the new PHP VC version with a bridge(with VC Distributables needed accordingly). Right now VC allows for downgrade compatibility. The upward compatibility will be somewhat the same, and the older core will be able to install and run the new core and interpreter module/ library for higher VC versions in the same installation. This might face OS hick ups though once the OS upgrades. But then you can decide on a deprecation time as per the market. Much easier than Compile, Compile, and again Compile. Do not know what resources will be needed sitting here. TnR, Ganesh On Sun, Jul 1, 2012 at 7:08 PM, Ganesh Bhat <ganeshsurfs@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > Tried contacting Mr Pierre over chat, but hard luck. I have been going > through the documentation and some email conversation archives and saw that > pecl4win might not come up again. Sad. I had three pointers to check with > you. > > ** Here is a quick question? Is PHP 5.x compatible across, for VC9 or > VC6 ( VC9 backward compatibility for VC6 compiled files); when it comes to > usage of PECL extensions for Windows compilation? I presume this is going > to be an eternal issue, if there is no backward compatibility. Especially > when the coding will move to VC2010 or higher someday. > > ** The museum link has list of compiled PECL .dlls (almost all, when a > systematic check of all *.zip files were made). Possibly VC6. To put a > direct question, will the PHP 5.3.x/5.4.x VC9 compilation allow functioning > of PECLs 5.2.6 VC6 compiled (and vc6/vc9 distribut-able installed > accordingly), without crash downs or errors? Not using PHP VC9 but would > like to know before upgrading to VC9. > > ** Here is a quick suggestion. Recommend updating links/ files or rather > have a common permanent Windows development link and needed library > repository/ svn link, whatever is needed, along with detailed installation > process. Must say that the installation documentation for Windows needs > some serious detailed visuals or rather "Better Explanation" and "Updated > LINKs of development libraries" that have upgraded and where the main > libraries websites are already using the VC2010v, like ICU. It was just a > mess getting through. PECL or PHP Development documentation or its > initiation is not detailed. Needs one I guess. > > TnR, > Ganesh Bhat >