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Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:47:43 +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 =A0> Dear all,=0A=0A> =0A>>> =0A>>>>> =A0 =A0> I'm asking your he=
lp because I'm not able to =0A> solve an =0A>>  issue=0A>>>> =A0 probably=
=0A>>>>> =A0 =A0related to some foolish mistake I have not yet discovered.=
=0A>>>>> =A0 =A0> I'm trying to develop an experimental extension to =0A>> =
 interface LIXA=0A>>>>> =A0 =A0library (http:/lixa.sourceforge.net/).=0A>>>=
>> =A0 =A0>=0A>>>>> =A0 =A0> I have created the basic stuff (config.m4, lix=
a.c, =0A> php_lixa.h =0A>>  and so=0A>>>> =A0 on).=0A>>>>> =A0 =A0>=0A>>>>>=
 =A0 =A0> If I use this sequence from the ext/lixa directory:=0A>>>>> =A0 =
=A0>=0A>>>>> =A0 =A0> /opt/php/bin/phpize=0A>>>>> =A0 =A0> ./configure --he=
lp=0A>>>>> =A0 =A0>=0A>>>>> =A0 =A0> I can see the lixa extension is availa=
ble:=0A>>>>> =A0 =A0>=0A>>>>> =A0 =A0> [...]=0A>>>>> =A0 =A0> Optional Pack=
ages:=0A>>>>> =A0 =A0>=A0 =A0--with-PACKAGE[=3DARG]=A0 =A0 use PACKAGE [ARG=
=3Dyes]=0A>>>>> =A0 =A0>=A0 =A0--without-PACKAGE=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0do not use P=
ACKAGE (same as=0A>>>> =A0 --with-PACKAGE=3Dno)=0A>>>>> =A0 =A0>=A0 =A0--wi=
th-libdir=3DNAME=A0 =A0 =A0 Look for libraries in .../NAME =0A> =0A>>  rath=
er than=0A>>>>> =A0 =A0.../lib=0A>>>>> =A0 =A0>=A0 =A0--with-php-config=3DP=
ATH=A0 Path to php-config php-config=0A>>>>> =A0 =A0>=A0 =A0--with-lixa=3DF=
ILE=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Include LIXA support. File is =0A> the =0A>>  path to=0A=
>>>>> =A0 =A0lixa-config=0A>>>>> =A0 =A0>=0A>>>>> =A0 =A0> [...]=0A>>>>> =
=A0 =A0>=0A>>>>> =A0 =A0> and I can compile with:=0A>>>>> =A0 =A0>=0A>>>>> =
=A0 =A0> ./configure --with-lixa=3D/opt/lixa/bin/lixa-config=0A>>>>> =A0 =
=A0--with-php-config=3D/opt/php/bin/php-config=0A>>>>> =A0 =A0>=0A>>>>> =A0=
 =A0> the build process runs as expected and the extension is =0A>>  availa=
ble=0A>>>> =A0 after=0A>>>>> =A0 =A0an addition to php.ini =0A> (extension=
=3D[...]/ext/lixa/modules/lixa.so).=0A>>>>> =0A>>>>> =A0 =A0Great, you are =
done. Why do you want to go any further than =0A> this? =0A>>  You=0A>>>>> =
=A0 =A0built your extension and it is available from PHP exactly =0A> like =
any =0A>>  pecl=0A>>>>> =A0 =A0extension.=0A>>>>> =0A>>>> =0A>>>> =A0 and i=
f you're using apache, reboot it and check your phpinfo() =0A> page =0A>>  =
for=0A>>>> =A0 your extension.=0A>>>> =A0 if you're connected up via the co=
mmand line you can run =0A> "php =0A>>  -m"=0A>>>> =A0 to see if=0A>>>> =A0=
 your modules exists.=0A>>>> =0A>>>> =0A>>>>> =0A>>>>> =A0 =A0-Rasmus=0A>>>=
>> =0A>>> =0A>>> =A0 Dear all,=0A>>> =A0 I would like to see my extension a=
s any other extension, like MySQL, =0A>>  PostgreSQL, Oracle and so on beca=
use:=0A>>> =A0 1. LIXA itself is useless without those resource managers=0A=
>>> =A0 2. I need to patch other extensions to implement the interfaces =0A=
> between =0A>>  LIXA and MySQL/PostgreSQL/Oracle.=0A>>> =A0 What's the dif=
ference between an "internal" extension =0A> (like=0A>>> =A0 MySQL/PostgreS=
QL/Oracle) and an "external" extension as the =0A> one I=0A>>> =A0 produced=
?=0A>>> =A0 Thanks in advance, your help is precious.=0A>> =0A>> =0A>>  The=
 PHP source archive bundles several extensions under the ext/=0A>>  directo=
ry, these are the extensions are listed when you run=0A>>  ./configure --he=
lp=0A>> =0A>>  I don't understand why you want your extension to show up th=
ere, 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 f=
ilesystem for possible extension=0A>>  directories to list them under ./con=
figure=0A>>  I'm sure you have seen, and used, http://pecl.php.net - these=
=0A>>  extensions don't show up when you build PHP.=0A>> =0A>>  The standar=
d way to build "external" extensions however is to use=0A>>  pecl, or manua=
lly build them as shared modules (as you did first).=0A>> =0A>> =0A>>  -Han=
nes=0A>> =0A> =0A> That's the point: I tryed=0A> ./buildconf --help=0A=0ASo=
rry, this is a typo, the right one is:=0A./buildconf --force=0A=0A> but it =
didn't include my extension.=0A> =0A> This is an excerpt from my initial po=
st:=0A> =0A>>  If I use this sequence from the PHP root directory:=0A> =0A>=
>  ./buildconf --force=0A>>  as described here: =0A> talks.somabo.de/200510=
_zend_conf_php_extension_development.pdf=0A> =0A>>  I cannot see "lixa" as =
an available option of my configure:=0A> =0A>>  ./configure --help|grep lix=
a=0A>>  is empty.=0A> =0A>>  If I try to build PHP anyway, I obtain:=0A> =
=0A>>  tiian@mojan:~/src/swig/php5.4-201202241630$ ./configure =0A> --with-=
lixa=3D/opt/lixa/bin/lixa-config =0A>>  configure: WARNING: unrecognized op=
tions: --with-lixa=0A> =0A> Do you have any idea how to debug why "buildcon=
f --force" does not =0A> pick-up my extension?=0A=A0=0A=A0Thanks in advance=
=0A=A0Ch.F.