On 12/07/2008, at 10:51 AM, Peter Tribble wrote: >> One can argue that it is nice to distribute each individual >> extension in a >> separate package (there by reducing the dependency on core runtime >> package) >> but it introduces a huge maintenance headache for both customers as >> well as >> developers to ensure that every extension that a developer wants is >> installed on the production system. > > As an administrator, one of the biggest headaches is packages with > unnecessary > dependencies bringing those unnecessary dependencies onto a system. > > Do developers want this? I've never been asked to install the snmp > extension on > any of my servers running php, and can't really see a typical > developer system > having any need for it.
I think I'd agree with Peter here, but obviously from a user experience point of view, you'd at least want to be able to download a core set of common extensions that most people use in a convenient way. Maybe there's an opportunity to make that judgement for the user, package all the other extensions separately, and as feedback comes in, re-assess that core package. Glynn
