Re: Question.

Hee Richard, On Thu, 21 Mar 2002, Richard Lynch wrote: > >Hello, > > > >a) There is no windows version PHP4.4 > > His 4.4 typo is ameliorated by the comment about 4.2 later, no? :-) > > How about by your typos in the reply :-) :-) :-) :P > > Yeah, yeah, yeah. A version number is a bigger deal for typos. > Still, it's pretty obvious which package he meant, given the context. > > >b) Version 4.2.0 is not out (its a release candidate) > > So it's really 4.2.0RC1 that *is* out, if you want to get real pedantic. :-) > > >c) If you don't know how to handle the libraries for testing with this > >RC1, then testing is not a good job for you. > > > >The actualyrelease will have all libraries bundled. > > d) If RC1 doesn't have the libraries bundled to be tested properly, > it's a bad RC... :-) > > Seriously -- If it's not what's going to be released, it's not an RC. > Might be a Beta, but not an RC, as I understand the term: > > Release Candidate -- What the average end-user should expect to see, > to work out of the box, exactly as-is. Except maybe a version number > and maybe a disclaimer about the suitability of production use. > > Is that not what "RC" means? It is. > > If we expect wide-spread testing of an "RC", we should have a true > bundle of what they can expect in 4.2.0 (final) that can be tested, > not some bundle of things with parts missing that isn't what we > expect to be in 4.2.0 final. > > Jim's user-experience seems perfectly valid to me, the naive user -- > This "Release Candidate" is not in a suitable state for release under > Windows. > > Is there a very important technical reason why it can't be done, or > why testers must somehow magically know how to dig out and install > the other DLLs from their non-working location within the bundle or > some external resource? It canbe done, but just hadn't the time for it. If you can make a bundle out of it, that would be great. > > Have we documented this important distinction between what one should > expect in a "Release Candidate" and the reality of what's there? We didnt, and I agree that an RC should be exactly the same as a normal release. > > I'm not trying to be an ass nor negative -- I truly have no idea why > that stuff isn't in our Windows download where it would be for a > "real" release, why we shouldn't expect it to be there, nor where I'd > go to try and get the missing pieces if I had a Windows box to test > on... > > I'm not the Release Master, but if I *were*, with what limited > knowledge I have available to me now, I'd say we needed an RC2 with > the correct DLLs in it exactly where they will be for "final" > > Apologies if this DLL dichotomy of RC1 and release was hashed out > somewhere and I missed it... It's just that I can't make a windows build, and only a few ppl are be able to do it. If I get all files, I'll make a fullblown RC out of it, and I really think that is the way to go. Derick > >On Thu, 21 Mar 2002, jren wrote: > > > >> Hi there: > >> > >> New version windows PHP4.4 provide new xsl module call php_xslt.dll, > >> it is from the pack of downloading. > >> But that pack does not include the sablot.dll,xmlparse.dll and xmltok.dll. > >> I have Version4.05 php_salot.dll,sablot.dll,xmlparse.dll and > >>xmltok.dll. it is working fine. > >> but When I use php_xslt.dll replace php_salot.dll,I got error "can > >>not load php_xslt.dll". > >> I know that may be Version4.2 have new sablot.dll,xmlparse.dll and > >>xmltok.dll. > >> but I donot know where can I get it. > >> > >> thanks > >> Jim > >> > >> > > > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > PHP: Scripting the Web - derick@php.net > > All your branches are belong to me! > > SRM: Script Running Machine - www.vl-srm.net > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > >-- > >PHP Quality Assurance Mailing List > ><http://www.php.net/> > >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- > Got Music? http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm > > -- > PHP Quality Assurance Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PHP: Scripting the Web - derick@php.net All your branches are belong to me! SRM: Script Running Machine - www.vl-srm.net -----------------------------------------------------------------------