https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=215610 Summary: let's build php with system pcre, if possible Product: openSUSE 10.2 Version: Beta 1 Platform: Other OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Development AssignedTo: anosek@novell.com ReportedBy: poeml@novell.com QAContact: qa@suse.de At the moment, php is built with its own private copy of pcre. This can mean duplication of work in case of a pcre security update, or missing to fix pcre at all, or clashes if to copies of pcre are loaded into apache (apache links against system pcre). Using system pcre wasn't possible in the past, it was tried, and led to problems because apache used its own pcre as well. But this is fixed now. History of related bugs:

Bug 112645 - build php4 and php5 with system pcre Bug 114157 - VUL-0: after last pcre and php update some php pages now crash Bug 112651 - VUL-0: apache2 - fix pcre problems

there was a problem with older versions when apache was _also_ linking to its own pcre. This has been corrected in 10.1.

Since it uses system pcre, there shouldn't be a problem any more, should there?

But, citing Cristian:

hrmm.. that will need a quick look , and a system PCRE >= 6.7 the look is needed to see if the PCRE library bundled with php is not modified.,.. at least sqlite , sqlite3, gd and zip bundled libraries are .

and the old adagio is still valid.. " if aint' broke.. don't break it... " ;P , anyway, I 'll attempt to break it if you like later ;)

Ales, maybe we could just give it a try? (If pcre is not modified in a way which prevents the switch) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.