On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 3:25 PM Paul Dragoonis <dragoo...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 3:21 PM Pierre Joye <pierre....@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Tue, Dec 5, 2023, 10:13 PM Pierre Joye <pierre....@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > >> > >> > You may mention https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/pickle >> > >> > which supports pecl.php.net pear format, composer like support, and >> > conversion to composer format. >> > >> > I did a website as well as a test bed and we had a long with the >> composer >> > team what would be the best way to integrate it. That's something that >> > became possible with composer 2.x, which now widely used. Similarly we >> > discussed the idea to create a packagist dedicated to extensions. >> > >> > That would be, imo, the best option to date. >> > >> > >> > The current code may need some updates for php8 but nothing difficult or >> > requiring big changes. >> > >> >> there was also a draft rfc while we were thinking to propose to bundle it. >> But we then decided to follow the composer's packagist philosophy instead. >> >> https://wiki.php.net/rfc/pickle >> >> > Hi Derick, > > Thanks for creating the google doc for us, it's really easy to contribute > now, and I think I'll use this same approach for php.net/docs > modernization approach. > > I came here to write about Pierre's Pickle project, but he replied whilst > I was mid-writing this email :-) > > I'll add comments onto the Google Doc. > > Many thanks, > Paul > Hi Derick, I've added my comments, for now, in the first part of the document. As for the latter points in the document, such as json structures and so on, I think it might make sense to complete the Pickle evaluation, as a first phase thing, because the way Pickle is designed may influence how packages are structured. I'm very enthusiastic to hear how this topic evolves :-) Have a great day <3 Many thanks, Paul > > >> > >> >
