#48691 [Opn->Ver]: Explain Windows installer options (or link to explanation)

ID: 48691 Updated by: bjori@php.net Reported By: vendor_x407 at marsdome dot com -Status: Open +Status: Verified Bug Type: Website problem PHP Version: Irrelevant New Comment: I hate that page. I don't understand why we need so many windows downloads. Just to answer your question: You don't need it. The debug pack is only for those who need to debug PHP internals (the language itself), for example when generating backtraces for bug reports. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2009-06-25 13:07:53] vendor_x407 at marsdome dot com Description: ------------ If you just click on the downloads menu item on the home page, you get to a very nice, simple page showing the latest available downloads - so far, so good. Most of the options are self-explanatory. However, Win32 Debug Pack isn't, and a search for Debug Pack on the site isn't helpful. From the package size, I can infer that it's not a full installation kit, but that's too subtle and still doesn't explain it. Is it just a library or a set of tools? Is it mandatory if I want to do any debugging, or merely helpful? I don't know whether a single line explanation is sufficient or a link to some other page is needed. But somewhere it needs to say what the Debug Pack is, whether it's .zip or installer, why might I want it or not want it, etc. It's too big to be just a single dll, at least when compared to the NuSphere dbg-php dll, but there's no way for me to tell whether or not I might want it. Many thanks, Gary ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=48691&edit=1