Re: OpenBSD, PHP & Zend Optimizer

[Anil Madhavapeddy <anil@recoil.org>]

On Thu, Dec 28, 2000 at 10:16:59AM +0100, Saad Kadhi wrote:
> 
> 
> Diana Eichert wrote:
> 
> > The php-bugs area at php.net
> > 
> > I compiled from source php4 w/zend, though I didn't use the php4 port
> > because I required more than what the php4 port had available via FLAVOR.
> 
> I tend also to compile php4 from source. Did you encounter any compile 
> problems ?
> 

If you do decide to compile it from source, then please do check
the OpenBSD-specific patches in our ports tree _before_ opening
a bug request at bugs.php.net

PHP 4.0.4 should largely work out of the box (unlike previous
versions), and I'm keeping an eye on future releases to make sure
this happens as far as possible.  There are still some problems,
such as libmcrypt detection that wont work (this is pending a 
config.m4 backport from php-4.0.5-dev)

All those are pretty minor though, and will show up in the www/php4
patch-set in our tree.

What I'm really curious about is why people prefer to compile 
PHP4 from source rather than use the port.  Is it just habit (as
Diana says), or is there a problem with the port?

Anil