From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 26 15:53:09 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E25321065670 for ; Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:53:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from om-lists-bsd@omx.ch) Received: from omicron.omnis.ch (omicron.omnis.ch [62.48.3.130]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 3380D8FC17 for ; Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:53:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 61863 invoked from network); 26 Jan 2010 15:26:27 -0000 Received: from [192.168.0.40] ([195.134.148.35]) by omicron.omnis.ch ([62.48.3.130]) with ESMTP via TCP; 26 Jan 2010 15:26:27 -0000 From: Olivier Mueller To: Alex Dupre In-Reply-To: <4B570DAF.5040707@FreeBSD.org> References: <4B14F69E.6040601@FreeBSD.org> <4B570DAF.5040707@FreeBSD.org> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:26:26 +0100 Message-Id: <1264519586.6012.41.camel@frosch.omx.ch> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.24.1.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [RFC] PHP 5.3 X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:53:10 -0000 Hi Alex, On Wed, 2010-01-20 at 15:05 +0100, Alex Dupre wrote: > Alex Dupre ha scritto: > > the long awaited update to PHP 5.3 is ready! Here is the patchset to try > > before I'll commit it in the next week: http://www.alexdupre.com/php53.diff > > Patch updated. This should be the final patch. I'm going to commit it > when PHP 5.3.2 will be released. Thanks for your great work! Just a question: once you will have updated the ports tree, what do you suggest as procedure for users "stuck" with php 5.2 and still willing to keep their systems up to date ? Like some people, I will need to keep php 5.2.x on a few production servers because the applications are not yet compatible with 5.3.x, and they won't be for at least 6-12 months (sorry, I am just the sysadmin, not the developer/buyer of these apps). I guess we will have to use portdowngrade and/or add php to the HOLD_PKGS part of /usr/local/etc/pkgtools.conf for some time ? Or are there any plan for a lang/php52 branch as suggested by somebody on the list, for example as long it is supported by the php.net devs? I know it is a complex thing: if you do not have time/interest to handle it, maybe somebody else could do it? I would be happy to help if possible... Or if it is a money issue, I am sure my company (+ some others) could finance some part of the work over donations, bounties, etc. Thanks in advance for your feedback & kind regards, Olivier