>I would have thought that ./configure should >have complained that I had passed it an invalid flag ... Apparently not. A couple of months ago the people from Sun who provide unofficial upgrade packages for Cobalt Raq servers inadvertently compiled PHP using "with" instead of "enable" for the mbstring config options. For anyone who installed from this package, mbstring stuff didn't work at all, of course, though PHP performed correctly otherwise. To their credit, a properly compiled fix was made available for download soon after they were alerted. But since this was a recent 4.1.2 update, I wouldn't be surprised if, without knowledge or feedback otherwise, there were still some Cobalt-based virtual hosters out there thinking they're providing mbstring support to their customers.
As I also have a deep interest in Japanese-related PHP matters, I'd like to say thanks guys for providing these insights and information. This is the most legitimate traffic this list has had in months! Lew -- PHP Internationalization Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
