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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Current problems with PHP5.3 testing
From: lester@lsces.co.uk (Lester Caine)

Lester Caine wrote:
>>>>> The fact is that we have only a handful of people who do any sort of
>>>>> Windows work while we have hundreds of volunteers for other parts 
>>>>> of the
>>>>> project.  Unless we get more volunteers interesting in working on
>>>>> Windows-related stuff, you are always going to see a gap between 
>>>>> Windows
>>>>> and the rest of the world.
>>>> We have many people testing Windows, it is much better now than for a
>>>> year or so. But we do not even have a handful of people taking care of
>>>> the firebird extension itself (testing or maintaining it).
>>> Testing pre-built stuff, sure.  But building extensions and making them
>>> work on Windows is still quite rare.  Not that I am criticizing, I don't
>>> do it either.  I have absolutely zero interest in that platform.
>>
>> I was referring to testing&maintaining the extension itself, even on
>> only one platform :)
> 
> php_interbase gets tested for every build using a number of test suites.
> Currently as far as I am aware all the previous regression bugs have now
> been fixed, and the numeric bug has also been cleared so our only
> problem is why is it not being compiled for PHP5.3? PHP5.2.9 is fine as
> well as the snapshot for 5.2.10 ....

Are we going to get an answer on this?

php_interbase is running fine on Linux builds of 5.3, so what is the 
holdup on it being included in the windows builds?

You ASK us to test, but until we are able to actually use it then it's a 
little bit difficult ...

We have HAD the discussion on BUILDING PHP on Windows, and the current 
build environment is something that many of us do not have the 
capability of copying, especially given the latest changes to require 
additional M$ versions, but we have been told in the past that it is 
simply TESTING that is required! Personally I only use Apache so I have 
no ability to test IIS installs and just need to maintain a capability 
between Windows and Linux servers.

( And an ability to get back to testing PHP6 on windows would also be 
nice? The current copy I have here is a couple of years old )

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