Bug#388698: [php-maint] Bug#388698: php4 could be compiled with --with-config-file-scan-dir option

[sean finney]

merge 388698 206908
thanks

pay no attention to the age of the last bug, the next version we upload
*will* contain this feature :)

	sean


On Fri, 2006-09-22 at 00:49 -0300, André Felipe Machado wrote:
> Package: php4
> Version: 4:4.4.2-1.1
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> 
> php5 could be compiled with --with-config-file-scan-dir=/etc/... option
> The compilation with this option could simplify the installation,
> removing and purging of php modules with their respective ini files.
> Today, maintainer scripts must include code for editing a file (php.ini)
> which do not belong to the module package.
> Also, the maintainer scripts have to execute too much coding for
> including/removing sections and comments at php.ini.
> Please, see 
> http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.php-ini-scanned-files.php
> This setting is only allowed at compilation time.
> Today, upstream module extensions developers are relying on this feature
> to easy and clean installation of the modules.
> 
> Regards.
> Andre Felipe Machado
> 
> 
> 
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