I think we'd be better off waiting a bit with the php5 move. In general I just don't think we can push a successful release while we continue developing. If we concentrate on getting 4.3 out the door within a month, we can then concentrate on php5.
Zeev At 13:33 06/10/2002, Derick Rethans wrote: >On Sun, 6 Oct 2002, Sander Roobol wrote: > > On Sun, Oct 06, 2002 at 11:01:02AM +0200, Derick Rethans wrote: > > > On Sun, 6 Oct 2002, Zeev Suraski wrote: > > > > > > > I think that given the circumstances, we should scratch the 4.3 > branch and > > > > stick to the main branch for this particular release, at least > until we're > > > > very close to the release itself. The vast majority of CVS traffic > going > > > > on these days is bug fixes anyway, so creating the branch only > makes it > > > > more difficult to keep up - you have to keep the two branches in sync. > > > > > > > > Issuing a request for people not to develop new features for a > couple of > > > > months (or telling them to develop in some -dev branch), will, in my > > > > opinion, work better than our conventional release process. I'm very > > > > worried about sync problems with 4.3. > > > > > > Maybe it's time to opening up the php5 module then... people would be > > > able to work on experimental stuff there without messing up the stable > > > module. It might be a psychological thing but I think it's appropriate > > > here. > > > > +1 on removing the branch - to avoid problems with staying in sync with > head > > -1 on the php5 module - it'll move the sync problems to another place > >I think it does solve things. When there is the php5 module for 'happy >hacking', but without touching that's great for new functions, >rewritten extensions etc.. >while you can fix bugs on the stable, supported, php4 module. Synching >when we start actively on php4 would be only needed for not-modified >extensions in the php5 module. And perhaps once a month for the PHP >core. THis will be much more maintainable than the little merges evry >hour. > >regards, >Derick > >-- > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Derick Rethans http://derickrethans.nl/ > JDI Media Solutions >--------------[ if you hold a unix shell to your ear, do you hear the c? ]- > > >-- >PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
