On Mon, 15 Sep 2003, Steve Langasek wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 16, 2003 at 02:54:17AM +0200, Patard Arnaud wrote: > > > * Package name : php-gtk -- PHP extension for GTK+ client-side > > cross-platform GUI apps. > > Version : 0.5.2 > > Upstream Author : Andrei Zmievski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > * URL : http://gtk.php.net/ > > * License : LGPL > > Description : PHP-GTK: PHP language bindings for GTK+ toolkit. > > PHP-GTK is a PHP extension that enables you to write client-side > > cross-platform GUI applications. This is the first such extension of > > this kind and one of the goals behind it was to prove that PHP is a > > capable general-purpose scripting language that is suited for more > > than just Web applications. This extension will _not_ allow you to > > display GTK+ programs in a Web browser, and can be used in the Web > > environment only if you are running the webserver locally. It is > > intended for creating standalone GUI applications. > > I object to this ITP on the grounds that PHP is NOT a capable, > general-purpose scripting language that is suited for more than just web > applications. I disagree with you. The first thing I must say is that php is describe as a scripting language in its documentation (http://www.php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.php). Secondly I use php for making many scripts that do NOT deal with web applications and it seems that I'm not the only one if you look at this url http://gtk.php.net/apps/. I know that many people can't imagine that php may do other things that just web pages but, imho, it's wrong. For instance, making a script that use OpenLdap is not easy but that's wrong if you write it in php. > > > (Include the long description here.) > > Indeed. > > -- > Steve Langasek > postmodern programmer >
