RE: [cobalt-developers] Re: mysql from command line - raq550

["H.P. Noordam" <bno@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Bruce Timberlake [mailto:bruce@xxxxxxxxxx] 
> Verzonden: woensdag 24 september 2003 15:58
> Aan: cobalt-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Onderwerp: [cobalt-developers] Re: mysql from command line - raq550
> 
> 
> > I was looking at that "how-to" the other day and noticed that the 
> > instructions upgrade PHP for the user-space Web server and maintain 
> > the existing PHP module for the admserv.
> >
> > However, there are no notes as to *why* one needs to keep using the 
> > existing PHP module on admserv.
> 
> I believe it's due to the i18n module that Sun puts in... so 
> far, I haven't 
> seen anyone able to successfully build a "clone" of the Sun 
> PHP features, 
> including the i18n stuff...
> 
> _______________________________________________


It is due to GIF write support afaik, the cobalt GUI makes extensive use
of gif's, like in the usage graphs. GIF write support has been removed
after php 4.06, because software able to *write* in the format must pay
licences fee's 

Bob.