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Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:45:49 +0200
To: "Stefan Priebsch" <stefan.priebsch@e-novative.de>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Feature(let) idea
From: pierre.php@gmail.com (Pierre)

On 6/19/07, Stefan Priebsch <stefan.priebsch@e-novative.de> wrote:
> Pierre,
>
> > The idea is to use the same set of "extension=3Dfoo" directives for all
> > platforms (nearly all). It is relatively obvious that extension_dir
> > will differ.
> >
> > I like this idea and will ease our life, a litte :)
>
> I got that, and I like simplification. It would just not really make
> php.ini files "portable" between Windows and Unix.

It will make extension mgr life easier, not more, not less, and that's
already a lot :)

> I could even think of some other feature(let)s that might help us move
> into that direction:
>
> - define a unified path separator for include_path (the system-dependend
> ones could still be accepted, thus keeping BC)
> - accept paths in php.ini with forward slashes on all systems (I think
> Apache also does -even requires- it that way)

We support / on windows already. If someone uses \ only, he puts
himself in the non ""portable"" side. I don't really see a reason to
stop to support one or another.

> - also make zend_extension and zend_extension_ts "guess" wether dll or
> so is to be loaded

just like the extension directive yes.

That being said, a 100% portable php.ini is not possible, the main
problem I had so far was to deal with different extension names on the
various platforms. However, it was less than a problem after that dl()
has been deprecated. But it can make installer/tester life easier to
have one common way to define extension in php.ini, even if the
various paths differ (to stay on topic).

Gr=FC=DF
--Pierre