On Wednesday 19 August 2009 23:04:42 Cristian Rodríguez wrote:

Hi:

Recently we have switched server:php repositories to PHP 5.3.x , there are a number of issues that you should be aware in case you are using them

• In some builds, mysql extensions are broken, this has been fixed in

the meanwhile.

• Initial testing results are far from promising... if you find any

problem please fill a bug report at bugzilla.novell.com

• There is an inconsistency between server:php and server:php:extensions

so packages may get uninstalled, or broken on upgrade, this is temporary.

Thanks for flying with openSUSE ;-)

I've also noticed that some (a lot) of php packages seem to be out of date or dependant on PEAR.

It's easy to package a lib and offer it under PEAR but leave the initial install package orphaned under the build service. Hence-forth the package gets updated via PEAR and the initial introduction via the build service is negated.

/careface, work the suse ethos or spread your cheeks for bad apples.

It's not bad that the php 5/6 build options are discussed, it's bad that (important updates) are sidestepped by PEAR options.

If we are really going to fly with php 5.3/php 6, then we must neccesarily be harsh about packages. Only maintained packages should be considered.

Yours aye, Graham.

hello cristian & others,

can such informations, which only target the content of the build service, but not the build service technology itself please go to opensuse-packaging ml ?

I would like to have this (opensuse-buildservice) ml more target for build service developers (or for support, in case a packager thinks it is a service issue and not a code/packaging problem).

thanks adrian

Am Mittwoch, 19. August 2009 23:04:42 schrieb Cristian Rodríguez:

Hi:

Recently we have switched server:php repositories to PHP 5.3.x , there are a number of issues that you should be aware in case you are using them

• In some builds, mysql extensions are broken, this has been fixed in

the meanwhile.

• Initial testing results are far from promising... if you find any

problem please fill a bug report at bugzilla.novell.com

• There is an inconsistency between server:php and server:php:extensions

so packages may get uninstalled, or broken on upgrade, this is temporary.

Thanks for flying with openSUSE ;-)

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