Bug 142567 – ctype option disabled by default in dev-lang/php

• Product: Gentoo Linux
• Status: RESOLVED INVALID

[Description Bill Woodford 2006-08-02 11:18:18 UTC]

The ctype flag is disabled by default in the dev-lang/php package, although the official documentation says it's enabled by default: http://de3.php.net/ctype
This often leads to incompatibilities with software that uses these functions and usually to confusion, since the software that makes use of this is usually employed by users that are not at admin level.

[Comment 1 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) 2006-08-02 11:28:13 UTC]

USE=ctype emerge php

[Comment 2 Bill Woodford 2006-08-02 12:47:39 UTC]

let me highlight the important part:

This often leads [...] to confusion, since the software that makes use of this is usually employed by __users that are not at admin level__.

or in other words:

this causes problems for people who do not have the power to do
USE=ctype emerge php

[Comment 3 Bill Woodford 2006-08-06 06:39:59 UTC]

Reopening, since it apparently wasn't looked at since my last reply.

[Comment 4 Jakub Moc (RETIRED) 2006-08-06 06:59:13 UTC]

(In reply to comment #3)
> Reopening, since it apparently wasn't looked at since my last reply.

Yes, I did. It's administrators responsibility to compile php as needed. Not a bug.