On Wed, Oct 23, 2024, at 6:57 PM, fennic log wrote:

> I remember a while ago a discussion about bundling composer with PHP by 
> default (and possibly dropping pear).
> What ever happened with that?
> As the first thing any dev does after setting up PHP, is install 
> composer. As this RFC points out, almost every project modern uses 
> composer to manage dependencies, and every Library, SDK and framework 
> requires composer.
> So i'd change this line in the RFC
>>  We should use it, we should document it, we should promote it.
> To
>> We should use it, we should document it, we should promote it, we should 
>> bundle it! 
>  
> As I mentioned, it is basically a requirement nowadays to work in PHP 
> unless you are doing something custom that doesnt require any 
> dependencies, but then, is that person planning to release it to the 
> public?
> I am of no opinion of weather php devs internally should use composer, 
> i have no skin in that game. But Documentation - Yes, Promotion - Yes, 
> but does it really need it? Bundle it - Yes!

Bundling Composer with PHP is an entirely different question with a host of 
additional concerns to consider, like whether the Composer maintainers would 
even want that.  Let's please stay focused on the topic at hand.

--Larry Garfield

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