The module rebuild todo list is now available at https://archlinux.org/todo/php-8-and-php7-module-rebuild/
On Fri, Jan 8, 2021 at 5:11 PM Pierre Schmitz <pie...@archlinux.de> wrote: > > Just another headshup: > > I'll push php7 and php-8 package to staging today. I'll create a > rebuild list for all modules. Once this is done I would move them to > [testing] and we can check the scripts we provide for PHP 8 > compatibility and update their dependency for PHP 7 if needed. > > Greetings, > > Pierre > > On Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 5:31 PM Pierre Schmitz <pie...@archlinux.de> wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > as people start asking me when to expect PHP 8 packages in our repos, > > here is a quick update: > > * For those who seek adventure, I'll already have version 8 in my > > unofficial repo > > * A lot of the libraries I tested do not work with PHP 8 yet. E.g. > > Doctrine, Elastic-Search, ... > > * Software that was written for PHP 5 and was never properly ported to > > 7 will not work; e.g. FluxBB we use for our Forums > > * Updating software to work with PHP 8 is quite easy though and I > > expect way less issues than the back in the days when we transitioned > > from 5 to 7 > > * A lot of developers use Arch, therefor I would like to provide PHP 8 > > as soon as possible which in turn should speed up the migration or > > everybody > > * I will check if we could provide php7 packages alongside version 8 > > so people can start developing for 9 but still are able to run some > > apps with 7. PHP 7 will be supported by upstream for almost 2 years: > > https://www.php.net/supported-versions.php > > > > I'll keep you updated. > > > > Greetings, > > > > Pierre > > > > -- > > Pierre Schmitz, https://pierre-schmitz.com
