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To: "Wez Furlong" <kingwez@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 08:33:06 -0700
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Can someone allocate 2 command line switches for php cli
   on NetWare?
From: kameshj@fastmail.fm ("Kamesh Jayachandran")

Wez,

Seems interesting but the bit invasive to the scripts they already have.
They have to change call my custome ext/netware function I will try this
solution too.

Thanks
With regards
Kamesh Jayachandran
On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 15:57:47 +0100, "Wez Furlong" <kingwez@gmail.com>
said:
> How about moving this kind of functionality into ext/netware and
> having a couple of functions that manipulate the netware
> screens/interactivity stuff?
> 
> Then the scripts themselves can control exactly what is needed; this
> feels better to me, as it is more in line with other systems.
> 
> --Wez
> 
> On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 07:31:16 -0700, Kamesh Jayachandran
> <kameshj@fastmail.fm> wrote:
> > Hi Wez,
> > We have bash ported to NetWare which is new addition to our Netware
> > distro.
> > But still people tend to use System Console to run their programs.
> > Basically this is the requirements from some of Netware customers to use
> > php interpreter for running some cron jobs which does not need any
> > pressanykey(No interactivity with the user).
> > 
> > For other regular scripts invoked manually by user needs sort of
> > interactivity before closing the screen.
> > 
> > Regarding the pressanykey we can use NetWare system defaults to have
> > prompt functionality upon exit without having any code to have
> > pressanykey code.
> > 
> > Still we need to have switches to have this interactivity or not(Based
> > on usage regular/cron)
> > We need one more switch to determine whether to have output in the
> > Logger screen(System wide log console) or Interpreter screen.
> > 
> > With regards
> > Kamesh Jayachandran
> > 
> > On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 15:01:34 +0100, "Wez Furlong" <kingwez@gmail.com>
> > said:
> > 
> > 
> > > Doesn't netware have a standard wait or pause utility for this kind of
> > > thing?
> > >
> > > It feels like PHP is the wrong place to add this kind of option; why
> > > should every application that runs on netware include code to open a
> > > screen?  Why should every application that runs on netware include
> > > press-any-key code?
> > >
> > > Surely it is better to port a real shell and put the netware code in
> > > there instead?
> > >
> > > --Wez.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 06:18:21 -0700, Kamesh Jayachandran
> > > <kameshj@fastmail.fm> wrote:
> > > > Hi All,
> > > > I need two cli switches to handle some special cases to NetWare specific
> > > > php invocation.
> > > > In linux and windows where shell and command prompt far live the php
> > > > interpreter invoked from them.
> > > > Both shell and command prompt will capture the output of the child php
> > > > interpreter.
> > > > In NetWare OS, php cli for that matter most programs are not invoked
> > > > from environments like shell/command prompt.
> > > > They are invoked directly from System Console which is in some sense
> > > > similar to "init" of Linux.
> > > > This makes the program to have their own Screen.
> > > > Upon exit of the program the screen will close and the user can not see
> > > > the output anymore.
> > > > To solve this issue we have 'pressanykey' prompt under ifdef for NetWare
> > > > in php cli code before calling exit..
> > > >
> > > > This introduces another problem of scripts to always wait for user to
> > > > press any key before closing the screen.
> > > >
> > > > So we need a command line switch to conditionally prompting for user's
> > > > attention 'pressanykey'.
> > > >
> > > > Another command line switch we need is to conditionally open or not to
> > > > open the screen at all.
> > > >
> > > > Currently I could see g, j, k, o, p, t,u, x, y not being used.
> > > >
> > > > Can I make use of any two of them?
> > > >
> > > > With regards
> > > > Kamesh Jayachandran
> > > >
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