> - Add an API function that can compile arbitrary PHP scripts. How do you want to handle includes or evals in the code to be compiled? This is a majopr problem I see with a naive standalone compiler.
> > - Add an API function for loading arbitrary compiled code. somewhat trickier. > > - If possible these should take source input and generating compiled > output to string so we can handle input and output data from other > sources besides files. wouldn't be too hard, modulo the above. > > These would be the basic this that would be necessary. > > Around this we could build other tools like GUI interfaces from > compiling sources in batches, building distribution archives, self > extracting and installable PHP applications, etc... > > > Now, for something probably more challenging: could the compiled output > be fed to Zend Optimizer somehow and get an optimized compiled output > that could be saved, loaded and executed the same way as the > non-optimized compiled output? No idea. closed source product. :) > > >>> How Open Source is APC? Do you take volunteers help (patches, hackers >>> with CVS accounts, bug reports, etc..)? >> >> APC is completely open-source (release under QPL). Patches are >> awesome. CVS write-access is only for maintainers at the moment (and >> anon cvs to the world). There's noo hard-and-fast rule, but the base >> guideline for maintainer status is contribution fixes/patches of >> consistent merit and of more than 10% of the code base. > > Great. And if PHP developers agree, would you be interested in > integrating APC extension in PHP, with PHP license of course? I have no problems with relicensing APC, and I've offered before to contribute it to the php group, and it was turned down. I can give further details off-list, if you are interested. > >>> I looked at all free cache engines (PHPA, APC, Bware). PHPA seems to >>> be >>> going to non-Open Source route (no code available for everybody). >>> Bware >>> people are nice and are willing to cooperate even if they don't have >>> much time. APC, I could not realize how alive the the project is. Do >>> you >>> actively work on it or are you too busy? >> >> I haven't been very active since October (wish I could say it was a >> vacation, but alas, it was just work). In about 3 weeks, I should have >> much much more free time and hopefully be able to get back to being >> very >> active in apc. > > Ok, that's normal with everybody these days. Anyway, as I said I have > been getting a lot of support to provide a free PHP > compiler/optimizer/cache/encoder. So, this will not go forward for the > lack of will and contributed work. That's great news. > > Keep up the good work, > Manuel Lemos > > // George Schlossnagle // 1024D/1100A5A0 1370 F70A 9365 96C9 2F5E 56C2 B2B9 262F 1100 A5A0 -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
