Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 13:20:27 +0200
From: Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@bellavista.cz>
To: freebsd-ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org>
Subject: Re: lang/php4, www/mod_php4{Makefile,scripts/configure.php}
Message-ID: <20030414112027.GJ36951@freepuppy.bellavista.cz>
In-Reply-To: <20030412070303.GA56245@graf.pompo.net>
References: <20030412014900.GH36951@freepuppy.bellavista.cz> <20030412070303.GA56245@graf.pompo.net>
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# thierry@pompo.net / 2003-04-12 09:03:03 +0200: > Le Sam 12 avr 03 ? 3:49:00 +0200, Roman Neuhauser <neuhauser@bellavista.cz> > écrivait : > > dirk@ seems to have disappeared, so I thought I'd think aloud here. > > > > It's quite obvious that the decision to retire lang/php4 was > > shortsighted. But that's not the only problem with PHP(-related) ports > > IMO. Another sore is that PEAR depends on mod_php4, leading to > > absurdities like this one: > > > > Port: pear-Console_Getopt-1.0 > > Path: /usr/ports/devel/pear-Console_Getopt > > Info: PEAR command-line option parser > > Maint: ports@FreeBSD.org > > Index: devel www > > B-deps: apache-1.3.27_4 expat-1.95.6_1 mod_php4-4.3.1 mysql-client-3.23.55 pear-install-4.3.0 > > R-deps: apache-1.3.27_4 expat-1.95.6_1 mod_php4-4.3.1 mysql-client-3.23.55 pear-install-4.3.0 > > Dirk had tried to separate PHP & PEAR, but it was not easy, and many > people were waiting for 4.3.1. > > See > <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/getmsg.cgi?fetch=2294811+0+/usr/local/www/db/text/2003/freebsd-ports/20030112.freebsd-ports>; > for the complete story. he tried to separate PEAR from what? he retired lang/php4 to separate PEAR from mod_php4? anyway, you can't really separate PEAR from PHP: pear(1) is run in php(1) (CLI or CGI). so, given that you'll need a php(1) anyway, let's describe a use case (lines starting with "->" are done on behalf of the user by the ports system): cd /usr/ports/sysutils/pear-Log && make install # pear- ports depend on pear(1) for registration -> cd /usr/ports/devel/pear-whatever -> fetch php-4.3.1.tar.gz # pear(1) is a PHP script, thus it depends on lang/php4 # oh, we have php-4.3.1.tar.gz in distfiles, fine! -> CONFIGURE_ARGS= --enable-cli --without-pear ... -> INSTALL_TARGET= install-modules install-sapi # fine, let's get back to intalling pear -> NO_BUILD= yes -> CONFIGURE_ARGS= --disable-all --with-pear ... -> INSTALL_TARGET= install-pear I haven't actually tried this yet, so there might be some gotchas, but having had a glance in 4.3.1's Makefile I don't see anything obvious. -- If you cc me or remove the list(s) completely I'll most likely ignore your message. see http://www.eyrie.org./~eagle/faqs/questions.html
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