I like the alias option as well. The aspell/pspell packages seem to be the exception to the "gnu names don't change" rule. These two packages have been a bit of a moving target in terms of both naming and [inter]dependencies and BC has been an issue a couple of times.
I apologize in advance, because .02 CDN isn't worth much these days. Mike Robinson > -----Original Message----- > From: Melvyn Sopacua [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 1:50 PM > To: Vlad Krupin > Cc: DJ Anubis; PHP-DEV; Jan Lehnardt > Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] ext/aspell > > > The config option just makes it easier to find, especially > when you delete > aspell from the tree. > > You would basically try to accomplish, that: > ./configure --help | grep aspell > > yields something and possibly hint to pspell. > > How that is done is insignificant. But adding > --with-gnu-aspell would allow > to move it to that name > at some point in time, since GNU packages generally don't > change names :-) > > my 2.20173 eurocents :) > > At 10:20 10/7/2002 -0700, Vlad Krupin wrote: > > >The new and improved GNU aspell happpens to be almost 100% > >source-compatible with pspell, in fact, no changes to php source are > >necessary to use it. I am against creating a yet-another > config option. > >We've got a few of those already. > > > >I have no problem with nuking aspell and placing a dummy > entry in the > >docs > >(akin to www.php.net/delete) telling people to use pspell, > because, as far > >as PHP is concerned, it's the same thing, if that's ok with > everyone else. > >But I don't see a good reason for an alias where you don't need one. > > > >just my 2 kopecks :) > > > >Vlad > > > >Melvyn Sopacua wrote: > > > >>Agreed, but there's one problem: > >> > >>The pspell as you know and love it, is now named "GNU Aspell 0.52". > >>The pspell extension must be used, to build with GNU Aspell > - the API > >>has been kept as an 'alias' for this purpose. > >> > >>So I vote for: > >>--with-aspell -> /dev/null > >>--with-gnu-aspell -> AC_ARG_WITH alias for --with-pspell - nothing > >>more. > >> > >>No seperate directory, nor renaming or aliasing of functions. > >> > >> > >>At 13:51 10/7/2002 +0200, DJ Anubis wrote: > >> > >>>Le Lundi 7 Octobre 2002 13:39, Jan Lehnardt a écrit : > >>> > Hey there hard working folks, > >>> > aspell was replaced by pspell looooong ago, hence I > like to remove > >>> > aspell from the main source tree to either PECL or > /dev/null. Any > >>> > objections? > >>> > > >>> > Comments are highly welcome. > >>> > >>>Hi, > >>> > >>>You're right. aspell is a survival of an antiquated > tradition. pspell > >>>is > >>>much > >>>better. So /dev/null sounds a great place for antiques ;-) > >>> > >>>DJ Anubis > >>> > >>> > >>>-- > >>>PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > >>>To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > >> > >> > >>Met vriendelijke groeten / With kind regards, > >> > >>Webmaster IDG.nl > >>Melvyn Sopacua > >> > >><@Logan> I spent a minute looking at my own code by > accident. <@Logan> > >>I was thinking "What the hell is this guy doing?" > >> > > > > > >-- > >Vlad Krupin > >Software Engineer > >echospace.com > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________ > > </MELVYN> > > void wakeup() { > for(unsigned int cuppajava;drink();cuppajava++); > } > > > -- > 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
