[Solar-talk] Next PHP version requirement?

[Oscar M.]

I think you can get phpize from the corresponding -dev package (ie 
php5-dev_5.2.0-0.dotdeb.3_amd64.deb).  Its hard to install pecl 
extensions otherwise :)

I think that's still the convention in debian (see the list of files 
http://packages.debian.org/unstable/devel/php5-dev) although instead of 
calling it phpize in debian its phpize5

I remember it took me a lot of pain and googling to figure this out 
myself, I hope I can save anyone else that same trouble.

- Oscar

Rodrigo Moraes wrote:
> On 12/14/06, Oscar M. <oscar at oscarm.org> wrote:
>> http://dotdeb.org/ has pretty recent debian packages for php, mysql,
>> apache, including a 5.2.0 one, if you're like me and only compile as an
>> absolute last resort.
>>
>> http://dotdeb.org/news/major_release_php_5.2.0
> 
> Hi Oscar. Indeed, with dotdeb.org at least Debian users are not 6-8
> months behind the curve, and I think FreeBSD also offers packages for
> the latest versions in a short time. I have used dotdeb's PHP package
> once and my MySql install is still from there. If I remember well I
> started compiling PHP because dotdeb didn't had phpize in the build,
> and since then I stayed compiling it myself. I also prefer very much
> to use packages when there is a package. PHP became a common exception
> for the rule, and it is not a big deal after all.
> 
> rodrigo