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toft6633

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Registered: 2024-10-15

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Migrate to php-legacy

Hello,

I use Drupal as CMS. It seems that I will have to stay with php 8.3 for a while after php 8.4 has been released since Drupal does not yet support 8.4.

In this link is described how to migrate to php-legacy: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Nextcl … php-legacy. However the current version number of php-legacy is 8.2.24-2, and php 8.2 is too low. I need 8.3. Will php-legacy be upgraded when php 8.4 is released?

I am a bit confused. Is php-legacy always one version below php?

Fred

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

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Re: Migrate to php-legacy

See https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PHP#Installation for what php-legacy is and relevant other options.

If you then spin the AUR packaging examples further and assume there's an active legacy php maintainer in the AUR you'll land at https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/php83 and php-legacy will move to php 8.3 next year as 8.2 will be EOL in December:

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toft6633

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Re: Migrate to php-legacy

Thanks V1del,

I installed and configured php-legacy. Will there be a gap between php 8.4 and php-legacy 8.3?

My experience with AUR is that it often ends with a build error!

Last edited by toft6633 (2024-10-15 11:44:14)

V1del

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Re: Migrate to php-legacy

If 8.4 releases before the end of the year chances there's going to be a gap, since 8.2 only becomes EOL in december/at the end of the year.

toft6633

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Registered: 2024-10-15

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Re: Migrate to php-legacy

Thanks, AUR seems to be the way then!

https://wiki.php.net/todo/php84

toft6633

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Re: Migrate to php-legacy

No, it was not... php83 depends on garbage that I don't need, like apache (use nginx). Now I don't know what to do...

Lone_Wolf

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Re: Migrate to php-legacy

apache is only a makedepend for php83 which means it can be removed after building .

makepkg does have the -s, --syncdeps and -r, --rmdeps options to install & remove such deps for you.
(requires some configuring of the sudo package)

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toft6633

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Re: Migrate to php-legacy

Thanks Lone_Wolf,

I saw that after my post. However I tried with makepkg -sicr, but got an error that dependencies could not be solved or something.

Lone_Wolf

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Re: Migrate to php-legacy

Looking at the deps for php83 there are atleast 3 that aren't in repos.
You'll have to build them (and their aur deps if they have any) first .

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Disliking systemd intensely, but not satisfied with alternatives so focusing on taming systemd.

clean chroot building not flexible enough ?
Try clean chroot manager by graysky