[php-maint] etch->lenny upgrade changes (breaks) php fileinfo behavior

[sean finney]

On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 10:09:18AM +0100, Mike Ashton wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 01:16:42AM +0200, Guillaume Delacour wrote:
> > 
> > For information, fileinfo is unmaintained and not packaged in Debian
> > because it will be included in php 5.3
> 
> Is that a bit "catch 22"? We haven't included fileinfo with our 5.2
> release because it's now not maintained seperately because it's so
> important that it's now core functionality in 5.3 which we're not yet
> using.

there's a surplus of demand and a shortage of manpower when it comes to
maintaining the php family of stuff, unfortunately.  you're more than
welcome to join up and help out with something you think is missing or
should be fixed, if you like :)

also, if it makes life any easier for you there will probably be
experimental php 5.3 packages coming out in the very near future.


	sean
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