[dev] [commits] Horde branch master updated. 896d45e5b0173cec34507a71100417e76a7b4a1b

[Jan Schneider]

Zitat von Michael M Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org>:

> Quoting Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org>:
>
>> Zitat von Michael M Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org>:
>>
>>> The branch "master" has been updated.
>>> The following is a summary of the commits.
>>>
>>> from: c05da3d7fef551ac8dd73d41f48aa507f988982e
>>>
>>> 896d45e Doc tweaks
>>>
>>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> commit 896d45e5b0173cec34507a71100417e76a7b4a1b
>>> Author: Michael M Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org>
>>> Date:   Wed Mar 14 00:15:23 2012 -0600
>>>
>>>   Doc tweaks
>>>
>>>   We shouldn't outright recommend installing PHP from package manager,
>>>   since many packages won't work with Horde out-of-the-box.
>>
>> Not sure what you mean with that. I haven't compiled PHP for years  
>> just to get Horde running. It's simply not necessary anymore with  
>> any decent distribution, and people tend to shoot themselves in the  
>> foot if they start compiling their own PHP.
>> We *should* recommend installing from the distribution packages.
>
> Because it seems that every week I have to say "your libxml is too  
> old" and then the reply is "But that's the version my package  
> manager ships with!"

Yes, that's annoying, but since libxml is a dependency for so many  
other packages, building a custom version is nearly impossible for  
most users, even if their version is outdated.

> Not to mention that Debian ships with suhosin.  AARRRGH.

Fortunately is has been removed for future Debian versions.

> If you look at the changes, it's not discouraging installation in  
> this matter.  But it is definitely not deserving of extra  
> highlighting/a separate note.  Skimming through the INSTALL  
> documentation, that just looked blatantly out of place.
>
> michael
>
> ___________________________________
> Michael Slusarz [slusarz at horde.org]
>
> -- 
> Horde developers mailing list
> Frequently Asked Questions: http://horde.org/faq/
> To unsubscribe, mail: dev-unsubscribe at lists.horde.org

-- 
The Horde Project
http://www.horde.org/