Re: pkg 1.4 freeze please test test test!

From: Daniel Gerzo <danger_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2014 17:10:58 +0100
On 2014-10-29 15:07, Baptiste Daroussin wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 05:03:49PM +0400, Slawa Olhovchenkov wrote:
>> On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 01:53:04PM +0100, Baptiste Daroussin wrote:
>> 
>> > > > How can we know pecl-memcache has to be reinstalled?
>> > > >
>> > > > We won't reinstall each time a version of a dep changes :)
>> > >
>> > > And what is solution?
>> > > May be some flag on package (php) for reinstall all deps?
>> >
>> > I do have no idea, I'm open for suggestions :)
>> > Either on the package side with triggers but that means implementing trigger in
>> > package
>> > Or in package side with provide/requires saying that this packages requires an
>> > exact version of php meaning in case of upgrade of php the version would have
>> > changed
>> 
>> May be (as workaround) some database witch this packages?
>> List, or regexp.
>> 
>> This is need for some binary modules and don't need for "text"
>> modules.
>> But for some cases -- and for "text" modules too.
>> 
>> > Or someone has to be clever and find a ports only solution.
>> 
>> On ports side pecl-memcache rebuild on php version changed.
>> 
>> > Why the help does a minor version has an inpact on the pecl? isn't the abi
>> > stable over minor versions?
>> 
>> I am don't know -- I am not php guru.
>> As result -- memcache module don't loaded and "class Memcache not
>> found".
>> May be just strict version check.
>> 
> 
> From what I do read from here:
> https://wiki.php.net/rfc/releaseprocess#releases_cycle
> 
> only going from X.Y to X.Y+1 needs to rebuild the extensions.
> and going from X.Y.Z to X.Y.Z+1 should be compatible

As far as I can tell from my own experience, every time I upgrade PHP, I 
always have to also reinstall pecl- packages, and even some other things 
like xcache, xdebug and so on.

-- 
Kind regards
   Daniel
Received on Wed Oct 29 2014 - 15:11:28 UTC

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