On 18/07/12 11:56, CNIT wrote: > On 18.07.2012 13:07, Daniel Schuba wrote: >> I'm wondering why the most important thing about this is not >> mentioned. Which versions of PHP are used/installed on major linux >> distributions. For example I have an ubuntu server with 10.04 LTS with >> PHP 5.3. So when PHP 5.3 is requiered that's okay for me. When >> starting to requier PHP 5.4 then I would have to make a dist update an >> so on. And when PHP 5.4 breaks any compatibilities an maybe older >> PHP-Script won't work I would even have to set up a second server. I >> think this could be the best way to stop a lot of users use SMW. >> > Yes, some distros, especially server-targeted ones, are really slow with > their package updates. However, usually there are external repositories > which offer newer versions of packages. I use the following repository > for CentOS, I guess there might be similar repos for LTS as well: > http://wiki.powerstack.org/PowerStack > It has: > http://wiki.powerstack.org/Packages > php 5.4.4 RHEL-6 backport
The concern about distros is important. As long as it is not a stable package in Ubuntu (not necessarily LTS though), we most likely do not want to *require* it. Of course, everybody is free to get experimental/third-party packages to get performance benefits earlier. Markus ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Semediawiki-devel mailing list Semediawiki-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/semediawiki-devel
