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Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 01:22:41 +0100
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To: Stanislav Malyshev <stas@zend.com>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] mcrypt & streams
From: pierre.php@gmail.com (Pierre Joye)

On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 1:16 AM, Stanislav Malyshev <stas@zend.com> wrote:
> Hi!
>
>> It makes no difference between PECL and core. Unlike the main
>> extension page, the filters do not containt the PECL section/notice.
>> SSH2 is another example of this problem.
>
> Yes, but the problem is people actually install mcrypt (which is in source
> so everybody supposed to have it) and expect it to work. And it does not.

It does work. Only non installed features do not. The doc has to be
improved (did you ask php-doc?).

>> Are you asking if there are objections to merge mcrypt_filter to core?
>
> Yes, that too. And if there's any reason why it wasn't done before (like
> problems with mcrypt_filters code, some other issues).

I have no oppinion for or against it. Given that it has not been
touched in 3-4 years and nobody ever asked for it :)

Cheers,
-- 
Pierre

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