Just a heads up: I'll probably move the packages this afternoon (unless there are objections).
On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 5:35 PM Pierre Schmitz <pie...@archlinux.de> wrote: > > Hi all, > > after some time in [testing] and the first patch release I think it is > time to move the PHP 8.2 rebuild into the stable repositories. I would > like to add a brief news item to describe the introduction of the > legacy PHP version. This might be a bumpier update but I believe this > should make future updates a lot smoother. > > Any input on improving this news item is very welcome: (I'll include > some links to the packages and upstream version page when actually > posting this) > --- > The php packages have been updated to the latest version 8.2. In > addition to this, a new set of php-legacy packages have been > introduced. These will follow the oldest but still actively supported > PHP branch. This enables users to install the latest version but also > introduces the option to use third party applications that might rely > on an older version. Both branches will be kept up to date following > our rolling release model. php and php-legacy can be installed at the > same time as the latter uses a "-legacy" suffix for its binaries and > configuration files. > > In addition to this, the php7 packages have been removed as they > reached end of life. The imap extension will no longer be provided as > it relies on the c-client library which has been abandoned for many > years. > > -- > Pierre Schmitz, https://pierre-schmitz.com -- Pierre Schmitz, https://pierre-schmitz.com
