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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Splitting the subject: the PECL/PHP relationship
From: steph@zend.com ("Steph Fox")

Hi both,

> I totally agree, most hosts just install what comes as default with a
> distribution, they don't care or even bother with PECL in 99% of cases in 
> my
> experience.

Well - that can't be entirely true or there'd be next to no MySQL support 
out there!

I just think we make it needlessly difficult for people 
(including/especially hosts) to find their way around PECL at present. Maybe 
a better way to go would be to start distributing an 'A1 pack' (there has to 
be a better name) _before_ moving anything more out to it from the core 
distribution. At least that way there'd be the possibility of moving things 
out of core - at present if you do that you're just consigning extensions to 
oblivion.

- Steph