# Shut down gcov.php.net

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/115627
- Original archive: https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/115627
- Started by Christoph M. Becker on 2021-08-04T12:24:48+00:00
- Messages: 5
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## #115627 — Christoph M. Becker — 2021-08-04T12:24:48+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/115627#115627

Hi all,

I suggest to shut down <http://gcov.php.net/> altogether.  It is barely
maintained for quite a while: PHP 7.4 builds are failing, and there are
no PHP 8.0 builds at all.  We already run a coverage job on Azure[1], so
there is no *need* for this site anymore, and we can't spent our time on
more useful things.

See also <https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78288>.

Any objections?

[1] <https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/master/azure/coverage_job.yml>

--
Christoph M. Becker

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## #115628 — Nikita Popov — 2021-08-04T12:42:54+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/115627#115628 · In reply to: #115627

On Wed, Aug 4, 2021 at 2:25 PM Christoph M. Becker <cmbecker69@gmx.de>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I suggest to shut down <http://gcov.php.net/> altogether.  It is barely
> maintained for quite a while: PHP 7.4 builds are failing, and there are
> no PHP 8.0 builds at all.  We already run a coverage job on Azure[1], so
> there is no *need* for this site anymore, and we can't spent our time on
> more useful things.
>
> See also <https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78288>.
>
> Any objections?
>
> [1] <https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/master/azure/coverage_job.yml>
>

+1 to shutting down this server. Coverage is now on azure and also
published to https://app.codecov.io/gh/php/php-src/, and valgrind has been
replaced by asan jobs. Newer PHP versions don't work on gcov because the OS
is too old.

Regards,
Nikita

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## #115629 — Joe Watkins — 2021-08-04T13:26:07+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/115627#115629 · In reply to: #115628

+1, this was always the long term plan.

Cheers
Joe



> On Wed, Aug 4, 2021 at 2:25 PM Christoph M. Becker <cmbecker69@gmx.de>
> wrote:
>
> > […]
>
> +1 to shutting down this server. Coverage is now on azure and also
> published to https://app.codecov.io/gh/php/php-src/, and valgrind has been
> replaced by asan jobs. Newer PHP versions don't work on gcov because the OS
> is too old.
>
> Regards,
> Nikita

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## #115630 — Sara Golemon — 2021-08-04T14:19:45+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/115627#115630 · In reply to: #115628

> On Wed, Aug 4, 2021 at 2:25 PM Christoph M. Becker <cmbecker69@gmx.de>
> wrote:
>
> > […]
>
> +1 to shutting down this server. Coverage is now on azure and also
> published to https://app.codecov.io/gh/php/php-src/, and valgrind has been
> replaced by asan jobs. Newer PHP versions don't work on gcov because the OS
> is too old.
>
>
+1; I've just checked my calendar and it's not 1999 anymore.  Put 'er out
to pasture next to git.php.net

-Sara

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## #115669 — Gabriel Caruso — 2021-08-08T17:21:33+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/115627#115669 · In reply to: #115627

> Hi all,
>
> I suggest to shut down <http://gcov.php.net/> altogether.  It is barely
> maintained for quite a while: PHP 7.4 builds are failing, and there are
> no PHP 8.0 builds at all.  We already run a coverage job on Azure[1], so
> there is no *need* for this site anymore, and we can't spent our time on
> more useful things.
>
> See also <https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=78288>.
>
> Any objections?
>
> [1] <https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/master/azure/coverage_job.yml>
>
> --
> Christoph M. Becker
>
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> 
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As the author of the bug, I've gotta say: yes, let's do it!


Thanks for taking care of this one!