[php-maint] Multi version support for php

[Ondřej Surý]

Hi,

perhaps it's because you haven't contributed the side-by-side packaging
you are creating for every version?

Cheers, Ondrej

On Tue, Feb 24, 2015, at 11:21, Walter Kleynscheldt - Hetzner (Pty)
Ltd wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
    Can someone provide me with a reason why support for multi versions
    of php isn't yet supported on Debian.
>
    i.e. I'm running wheezy and I'd like to test the impact of upgrading
         all my sites to php5.6.5 by installing it side-by-side to
         php5.4.4 (from a backported package).
>
    We've been manually creating packages for testing versions of php
    for a while now and running it side-by-side the stable release,
>
    but having to go through and updating the files in the package
    (trying to get around the provides php conflicts etc) and changing
    paths to include version numbers and linkages is a bit of a pain to
    do after every release.
>
>
    What would be really nice, is if php5.4.4 was installed as php544
    (with that set as the package name and paths appropriately),
>
    because then packages for php5.6.5 could be php565 etc and be
    installed to paths containing the version number and binaries or
    wrappers symlinked to the selected default version via
    update-alternatives (similar to ruby for example)?
>
>
    I'm sure the complexity of the source package and the hassle of
    trying to support backports would make this really hard,
>
    but at least then it would make it easier for those wanting to
    create their own backport packages to do so without jumping through
    hoops inside the source package build to satisfy/circumvent
    dependencies.
>
    Some clarity on policy/technical limitations or other would be
    greatly appreciated.
>
>
    thanks
>
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>
>

          Walter Kleynscheldt

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