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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] SplClassLoader RFC Voting phase
From: lester@lsces.co.uk (Lester Caine)

Anthony Ferrara wrote:
> Lester,
>
> I think he was referring to something like the MySQL/bcmath/etc
> extension where it ships in core, but is disabled by default (requires
> a compile-time option).
>
> I think what you interpreted it as is basically just what PECL is for
> and how it works?  Considering that it would basically be just `pecl
> install PSRClassLoader`?  And at that point there's no reason for
> anything in the core (even reserving a namespace).  That's how other
> extensions (even popular ones like apc) work now...
>
> Unless I'm misunderstanding what you mean...?

Actually the "reserve the namespace" is probably the important piece of the 
jigsaw?
Also while Linux 'installs' can easily 'recompile', windows builds are 
necessarily pre-compiled, so what is compiled in and what is available via an 
extension becomes more important.

> On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Lester Caine<lester@lsces.co.uk>  wrote:
>> Sebastian Bergmann wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 1- The same as you wrote. Having it in SPL and in PHP 5.4
>>>>>   2- Have it in PHP 5.4 as an external extension (FIG, PSR or PSG),
>>>>>   enabled by default.
>>>>>   3- As an external extension, disabled by default. This would require
>>>>>   PHP core to reserve the namespace for us.
>>>
>>>   You are missing 4: not have it at all (which would get my +1).
>>
>> 3 would be acceptable if external extensions were downloaded separately to
>> the core distribution ... but I suppose that IS 4 ;)
>> Isn't it about time we considered a better distribution model for additions
>> like this?


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