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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Compiling extensions
From: phpdev@gmail.com (Jeremy Johnstone)

> > Will do last I heard about it you (and others) were wanting me to
> > extend the extension to include a lot more. Unfortunately I haven't
> > had the time I wanted to do that.
> 
> Getting the code into PECL could result in other people helping you
> out, depending on how much they want those features. :-)

Agreed, which is why I originally submitted it to PECL. As it stands
right now, the module just allows you to do functions which allow
access to the MAC address of the network card on the machine. My
future plans were to extend it to support all kinds of information
about the machine the PHP script is running on.

> > I think I might give the cross-compile a try for OS X atleast, unless
> > someone knows where I can pick up a decent Mac w/ OS X for a low
> > price. Somehow I have my doubts too, but I am willing to be a pioneer
> > if need be.
> 
> Of all the platforms, I suspect OS X will the hardest to cross-compile for.
> But don't let that stop you ;-)

That sounds like just the motivation I need to actually try it. I
always did have a thing for doing the impossible. ;-)