[Solar-talk] Next PHP version requirement?

[Clay Loveless]

On Dec 14, 2006, at 12:02 PM, Rodrigo Moraes wrote:

> I don't know if there is a 5.2 build for Debian, probably yes in the
> unstable or testing branches. Since a year or so I store a script that
> compile the latest PHP always with the same options. So, after the
> first compilation and all the dependencies headaches, it's very simple
> to upgrade when a new PHP release is out; I just download it and run
> the script, and I do not depend on package releases for PHP anymore.

Agreed -- if you want to stay current with PHP, relying on package  
distribution for Debian/Gentoo/Ubuntu/Fedora ... whatever -- you  
simply have to build it yourself.

Rely on packages for as many of PHP's dependencies as you can, but  
unless you want to live 6-8 months behind the curve, you have to  
build PHP itself on your own.

-Clay

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