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Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 08:04:33 +0000 (GMT)
Reply-To: Christian Ferrari <camauz@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Newbie: issues developing a new extension
From: camauz@yahoo.com (Christian Ferrari)

>>>>  =A0> Dear all,=0A=0A>> =0A>>>>  =A0> I'm asking your help because I'm=
 not able to solve an =0A> issue=0A>>>  probably=0A>>>>  =A0related to some=
 foolish mistake I have not yet discovered.=0A>>>>  =A0> I'm trying to deve=
lop an experimental extension to =0A> interface LIXA=0A>>>>  =A0library (ht=
tp:/lixa.sourceforge.net/).=0A>>>>  =A0>=0A>>>>  =A0> I have created the ba=
sic stuff (config.m4, lixa.c, php_lixa.h =0A> and so=0A>>>  on).=0A>>>>  =
=A0>=0A>>>>  =A0> If I use this sequence from the ext/lixa directory:=0A>>>=
>  =A0>=0A>>>>  =A0> /opt/php/bin/phpize=0A>>>>  =A0> ./configure --help=0A=
>>>>  =A0>=0A>>>>  =A0> I can see the lixa extension is available:=0A>>>>  =
=A0>=0A>>>>  =A0> [...]=0A>>>>  =A0> Optional Packages:=0A>>>>  =A0>=A0 =A0=
--with-PACKAGE[=3DARG]=A0 =A0 use PACKAGE [ARG=3Dyes]=0A>>>>  =A0>=A0 =A0--=
without-PACKAGE=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0do not use PACKAGE (same as=0A>>>  --with-PAC=
KAGE=3Dno)=0A>>>>  =A0>=A0 =A0--with-libdir=3DNAME=A0 =A0 =A0 Look for libr=
aries in .../NAME =0A> rather than=0A>>>>  =A0.../lib=0A>>>>  =A0>=A0 =A0--=
with-php-config=3DPATH=A0 Path to php-config php-config=0A>>>>  =A0>=A0 =A0=
--with-lixa=3DFILE=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Include LIXA support. File is the =0A> pa=
th to=0A>>>>  =A0lixa-config=0A>>>>  =A0>=0A>>>>  =A0> [...]=0A>>>>  =A0>=
=0A>>>>  =A0> and I can compile with:=0A>>>>  =A0>=0A>>>>  =A0> ./configure=
 --with-lixa=3D/opt/lixa/bin/lixa-config=0A>>>>  =A0--with-php-config=3D/op=
t/php/bin/php-config=0A>>>>  =A0>=0A>>>>  =A0> the build process runs as ex=
pected and the extension is =0A> available=0A>>>  after=0A>>>>  =A0an addit=
ion to php.ini (extension=3D[...]/ext/lixa/modules/lixa.so).=0A>>>> =0A>>>>=
  =A0Great, you are done. Why do you want to go any further than this? =0A>=
 You=0A>>>>  =A0built your extension and it is available from PHP exactly l=
ike any =0A> pecl=0A>>>>  =A0extension.=0A>>>> =0A>>> =0A>>>  and if you're=
 using apache, reboot it and check your phpinfo() page =0A> for=0A>>>  your=
 extension.=0A>>>  if you're connected up via the command line you can run =
"php =0A> -m"=0A>>>  to see if=0A>>>  your modules exists.=0A>>> =0A>>> =0A=
>>>> =0A>>>>  =A0-Rasmus=0A>>>> =0A>> =0A>>  Dear all,=0A>>  I would like t=
o see my extension as any other extension, like MySQL, =0A> PostgreSQL, Ora=
cle and so on because:=0A>>  1. LIXA itself is useless without those resour=
ce managers=0A>>  2. I need to patch other extensions to implement the inte=
rfaces between =0A> LIXA and MySQL/PostgreSQL/Oracle.=0A>>  What's the diff=
erence between an "internal" extension (like=0A>>  MySQL/PostgreSQL/Oracle)=
 and an "external" extension as the one I=0A>>  produced?=0A>>  Thanks in a=
dvance, your help is precious.=0A> =0A> =0A> The PHP source archive bundles=
 several extensions under the ext/=0A> directory, these are the extensions =
are listed when you run=0A> ./configure --help=0A> =0A> I don't understand =
why you want your extension to show up there, but=0A> to do so you have to =
place your extension in that folder and run=0A> ./buildconf --force=0A> PHP=
 will not automatically scan your filesystem for possible extension=0A> dir=
ectories to list them under ./configure=0A> I'm sure you have seen, and use=
d, http://pecl.php.net - these=0A> extensions don't show up when you build =
PHP.=0A> =0A> The standard way to build "external" extensions however is to=
 use=0A> pecl, or manually build them as shared modules (as you did first).=
=0A> =0A> =0A> -Hannes=0A>=0A=0AThat's the point: I tryed=0A./buildconf --h=
elp=0Abut it didn't include my extension.=0A=0AThis is an excerpt from my i=
nitial post:=0A=0A> If I use this sequence from the PHP root directory:=0A=
=0A> ./buildconf --force=0A> as described here: talks.somabo.de/200510_zend=
_conf_php_extension_development.pdf=0A=0A> I cannot see "lixa" as an availa=
ble option of my configure:=0A=0A> ./configure --help|grep lixa=0A> is empt=
y.=0A=0A> If I try to build PHP anyway, I obtain:=0A=0A> tiian@mojan:~/src/=
swig/php5.4-201202241630$ ./configure --with-lixa=3D/opt/lixa/bin/lixa-conf=
ig =0A> configure: WARNING: unrecognized options: --with-lixa=0A=0ADo you h=
ave any idea how to debug why "buildconf --force" does not pick-up my exten=
sion?=0A=0AThanks in advance=0ACh.F.