On 01 July 2004 04:10, John W. Holmes wrote: > Can anyone explain the purpose of PECL to me besides what it > says on the > web page (http://pecl.php.net)?
Besides what's already been said, it also decouples the release cycles of the extensions from that of PHP itself. An upgrade to a PECL extension can now be released at any time, and the latest version can (theoretically, at least) be installed against any recent release of PHP. For extensions which are chosen to be bundled with PHP, the latest *stable* version of each extension will be packaged in the PHP release. (This will also eliminate the time-honoured cry on php-internals of "Will all extension maintainers please commit outstanding updates so we can roll version so-and-so"! ;) Cheers! Mike --------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike Ford, Electronic Information Services Adviser, Learning Support Services, Learning & Information Services, JG125, James Graham Building, Leeds Metropolitan University, Headingley Campus, LEEDS, LS6 3QS, United Kingdom Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 113 283 2600 extn 4730 Fax: +44 113 283 3211 -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
