Debian Bug report logs - #504889
please build the dbase extension

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: garaged <garaged@gmail.com>

To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: libapache2-mod-php5: asks for dbase support for php5, on mod-php5 and php5-cli

Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:32:15 -0600

Package: libapache2-mod-php5
Severity: normal

Hi

For a GUL's list question, I came to discover that PHP5 no longer supports the dynamic module for dbase (dbase.so) for some reason it's no longer supported, only static compile is available, would it be possible to add the "--enable-dbase" to the configuration on both php5-cli and libapache2-mod-php5 ?? is there any know problem with that or just nobody has asked for it ??

Regards !
Max

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Message #10 received at 504889@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: "Raphael Geissert" <atomo64@gmail.com>

To: garaged <garaged@gmail.com>, 504889@bugs.debian.org

Cc: control@bugs.debian.org, 504881@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: [php-maint] Bug#504889: libapache2-mod-php5: asks for dbase support for php5, on mod-php5 and php5-cli

Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 15:12:32 -0600

severity 504889 wishlist
tag 504889 wontfix
reassign 504889 php5
merge 341420 504889
block 504881 with 504889
thanks

2008/11/7 garaged <garaged@gmail.com>:
> Package: libapache2-mod-php5
> Severity: normal
>
> Hi
>
> For a GUL's list question, I came to discover that PHP5 no longer supports the dynamic module for dbase (dbase.so) for some reason it's no longer supported, only static compile is available, would it be possible to add the "--enable-dbase" to the configuration on both php5-cli and libapache2-mod-php5 ?? is there any know problem with that or just nobody has asked for it ??

The php-db issue has already been reported in #504881; as for building
the dbase extension please refer to #341420 (and take a look at the
existing reports before filing a new one next time, thanks).

>
> Regards !
> Max

Cheers,
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www.debian.org - get.debian.net

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Message #25 received at 504889@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: "GaRaGeD Style" <garaged@gmail.com>

To: "Raphael Geissert" <atomo64@gmail.com>

Cc: 504889@bugs.debian.org, control@bugs.debian.org, 504881@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: [php-maint] Bug#504889: libapache2-mod-php5: asks for dbase support for php5, on mod-php5 and php5-cli

Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 17:03:58 -0600

Hi Raphael

Correct me if I'm wrong, Debian is distributing those "unlicensed"
files anyway, isn't that the same problem ?? Debian is potentially
violating it anyway.

Thanks for your comments, I actually made a search of the bugs, but
smartly enough I didn't checked php5, but libapache2-mod-php5 and
php5-cli :), sorry.

I wrote to the author too, to know if he's willing to change license,
if he's willing I will send a comment to the correct bug.

Max

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Message #30 received at 504889@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: "Raphael Geissert" <atomo64@gmail.com>

To: 341420@bugs.debian.org

Cc: control@bugs.debian.org, 504889@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: [php-maint] Bug#504881: Bug#504889: libapache2-mod-php5: asks for dbase support for php5, on mod-php5 and php5-cli

Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2008 17:06:59 -0600

retitle 504889 please build the dbase extension
retitle 341420 code in exts/dbase is not DFSG-free
unmerge 504889
block 504881 with 504889
unblock 504881 with 341420
severity 341420 serious
thanks

2008/11/7 GaRaGeD Style <garaged@gmail.com>:
> Hi Raphael
>
> Correct me if I'm wrong, Debian is distributing those "unlicensed"
> files anyway, isn't that the same problem ?? Debian is potentially
> violating it anyway.

I just re-read the original licence information and noticed the following:

> Permission is granted to *distribute* and use the *sourc*e,
> documentation files and/or compiled binaries associated with dbf
> *for non-commercial use*. No charges may be made for such
> distributions.

So I'm now using the old bug to track the DFSG-freeness problems, as
it contains the old licence information.

>
> I wrote to the author too, to know if he's willing to change license,
> if he's willing I will send a comment to the correct bug.

You mean Brad Eacker?

>
> Max
>
> --
> $ echo "scale=1000000; 4*a(1)" | bc -l
>
>

Cheers,
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www.debian.org - get.debian.net

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Message #39 received at 504889-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Ondřej Surý <ondrej@sury.org>

To: 504889-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: dbase moved to PECL

Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 09:11:53 +0200

Version: 5.3.0-1

30 Jun 2009, PHP 5.3.0
- Moved extensions to PECL (Derick, Lukas, Pierre, Scott):
  . ext/dbase
  . ext/fbsql
  . ext/fdf
  . ext/ncurses
  . ext/mhash (BC layer is now entirely within ext/hash)
  . ext/ming
  . ext/msql
  . ext/sybase (not maintained anymore, sybase_ct has to be used instead)

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