Re: [PHP4BETA] What is ext/lcg/lcg.c?

On Wed, Aug 25, 1999 at 11:50:29PM +0200, Egon Schmid wrote: > Sascha Schumann wrote: > > > There are no user-level functions, therefore there are no > > function prototypes in lcg.c. That's correct according to the > > coding standards. > > BTW, it looks like another PHP module. Why is it there and not where it > should be. I debated this point with Andrey already. Extract: > Why not make php_lcg.h and lcg.c in php root dir or > ext/standard? That would have required changing other files, such as internal_functions.c.in. Seperating parts of the whole system makes it easier accessible to new developers. When you are new to the PHP4 source repository at all, it will ease the learning process, if part X of the system is in ext/X. Additionally, for the developer writing the part of the system, he or she does not need to care about modifying other files, since buildconf does most of the hard work. If there should be a real need to "justify" a new directory, adding a user function which returns a value from the lcg should be straight forward. -- Regards, Sascha Schumann Consultant