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Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 16:35:35 +0100
Reply-To: Wez Furlong <kingwez@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Can someone allocate 2 command line switches for php cli on NetWare?
From: kingwez@gmail.com (Wez Furlong)

Shanes idea is good, but I know that if I was on netware, I'd prefer
to have a function to do it, rather than a command line switch.

Just my thoughts,

--Wez


On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 08:33:06 -0700, Kamesh Jayachandran
<kameshj@fastmail.fm> wrote:
> 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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