Re: default PHP to 5.3?

[Takahiro Kambe <taca%back-street.net@localhost>]

Hi,

In message <op.vn0eat00cmitfu%ponkan.lins.jp@localhost>
        on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 20:02:43 +0900,
        "OBATA Akio" <obache%netbsd.org@localhost> wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:59:00 +0900, Takahiro Kambe
> <taca%back-street.net@localhost> wrote:
> 
>> In message <op.vnz5ffp9cmitfu%ponkan.lins.jp@localhost>
>>      on Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:51:05 +0900,
>>      "OBATA Akio" <obache%netbsd.org@localhost> wrote:
>>> As release of php-5.2.16, "This release marks the end of support for
>>> PHP 5.2",
>>> so should we switch default PHP in pkgsrc to 5.3(lang/php53)?
>> I'm not sure when we switch.
> 
> For maintain pkgsrc-2010Q4 branch, I feel it should be switched before
> 2010Q4 out.
I don't have explicit objection about it.

>>> Or update lang/php5 to 5.3.x and drop 5.2 support?
>> I object to change content of lang/php5 to 5.3.x.
>>
>>      * If we nuke 5.2, simply remove php5.
>>      * If PHP 5.4 released, add lang/php54.
>>
>> So we could keep php53, php54, and so on and keep common stuff under
>> lang/php or mk?
> 
> If we will keep to maintain multiple php5 branches,
> I feel it is reasonable approach.
php 5.2 and 5.3 have ABI difference and if we drop 5.2 soon, some
packages might be drop, too.  (I don't exactly remember...)

-- 
Takahiro Kambe <taca%back-street.net@localhost>