Re: [PHP-DEV] [RFC] Versioning rules for PHP/Zend/PEAR/Extensions From: Andi Gutmans (andi <email protected>)
Date: 09/26/01

At 12:01 PM 9/26/2001 -0400, Joao Prado Maia wrote:

>On Wed, 26 Sep 2001, Andi Gutmans wrote:
>
> > I think the key still lies in creating a repository for C extensions where
> > each extension can have its own release cycle.
> >
>
>That is also true, but we still need a reliable way to check for the
>version of specific extensions. Having just bumped into an inconsistency
>between GD 1.6.2 and GD 2.01 output, this would help a lot.
>
>However, the problem is already out there and to create code that is truly
>portable I couldn't rely on even this new (if it ever comes to life)
>feature. This sort of thing really complicates writing portable code. not
>just for different platforms but also for different versions of
>extensions.
>
>Just a repository wouldn't help much from the programmer's perspective
>IMHO, if the current situation continues.

I agree completely. We need a way to check what version each extension is.
We have broken BC quite a bit in 4.0.7 so maybe we should add this to 4.0.7
so that we can get this whole external C extension thing going ASAP?

Andi 

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