The language contribution for it just not have needed it, and no one has bothered to add it since.
--Greg On Thu, Apr 13, 2023, 06:49 Patrick Stephan <pstephan1...@gmail.com> wrote: > Do you have any idea why? > > - Patrick > On Apr 13, 2023 at 6:40 AM -0500, Greg Hellings <greg.helli...@gmail.com>, > wrote: > > Without the missing std_list.i file, it won't. If they've added that into > their head, then you'll be golden. But it has been missing since the days > of PHP4. > > --Greg > > On Thu, Apr 13, 2023, 06:12 Patrick Stephan <pstephan1...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Something I discovered last night is that swig installed from apt-get >> (which I am doing) is at version 4.0, which supports up to php 7.4. >> Tonight, I will attempt to build swig from source, which supports php 8. >> I’m crossing my fingers that that helps. >> >> - Patrick >> On Apr 13, 2023 at 6:05 AM -0500, Greg Hellings <greg.helli...@gmail.com>, >> wrote: >> >> Patrick, >> >> It has been a long time since I touched the PHP bonding build process. >> But the basic shortcoming you are encouraging is that Swig lacks support >> for converting a list from C++ into PHP. >> >> This isn't because PHP has no list, but because Swig bindings for PHP >> never got it added, at least not with the filename the other languages have. >> >> You will need to either go to the upstream Swig project and submit that >> feature, or write one and bundle it just for the PHP bindings directly in >> Sword. It's also possible the feature or include file is just different in >> PHP from Python and Perl, so if you discover that, then you could update >> our bindings to include the proper file. Obviously, in the spirit of FOSS >> collaboration, doing engagements directly in Swig would be preferred. Until >> then, PHP bindings will be unavailable unless you develop some other >> workaround to missing lists. >> >> --Greg >> >> On Wed, Apr 12, 2023, 23:06 Patrick Stephan <pstephan1...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Alright... So I've gotten a little bit farther... >>> >>> I was missing the `libtoolize --force` command before autogen. After >>> including that command and replacing the php4 references with php8 in the >>> php.m4, Makefile.am, and Makefile.in, I no longer get the "No rule to make >>> target 'phpswig'. Stop." error. >>> >>> When I run the `make phpswig` command, this is what I get: >>> ``` >>> mkdir -p php >>> /usr/bin/swig -php -c++ -o php/Sword.cxx -I. -I/usr/include/sword >>> ./sword.i >>> templates.i:3: Error: Unable to find 'std_list.i' >>> make: *** [Makefile:972: phpswig] Error 1 >>> ``` >>> >>> That `std_list.i` file appears to be a swig file that is in its python >>> and perl files, but not in its php files. I imagine that is what is causing >>> this error. Does anyone know how to overcome this? >>> >>> - Patrick >>> On Apr 12, 2023 at 1:50 AM -0500, Peter von Kaehne <ref...@gmx.net>, >>> wrote: >>> >>> I am not on my computer and speak from old memory but there is a >>> two-step for Perl so I guess that may be for php too . >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my phone. Please forgive misspellings and weird “corrections” >>> >>> On 12 Apr 2023, at 06:46, Patrick Stephan <pstephan1...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Hello! >>> >>> First off, I want to thank everyone for their work in this project. It's >>> an incredible work to make God's word more readily available. >>> >>> As the subject of the email suggests, I am trying to interface with the >>> sword library with PHP. I am attempting to use the SWIG bindings provided, >>> but there are no current PHP bindings provided. There does appear to be >>> some older PHP 4 (PHP 8 is the current major version available) references >>> in the Makefiles and configure file in `bindings/swig/package/` and a >>> php4.m4 file. Attempting to run `make phpswig` (when you might run `make >>> perlswig` according to the readme file in the swig directory) returns a "No >>> rule to make target 'phpswig'. Stop." error. I have made some attempts to >>> replace `php4` with `php8`, but that changes nothing. Anyway, I am >>> attempting to create (or revive) PHP bindings for the sword library and >>> would love some direction on where/how to get started. I have practically >>> no experience with c/c++ or make files or swig, but if someone could give >>> me a shove in the right direction, I think I can figure it out. >>> >>> Thank you everyone! >>> >>> - Patrick >>> _______________________________________________ >>> sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org >>> http://crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel >>> Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org >>> http://crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel >>> Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org >>> http://crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel >>> Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org >> http://crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel >> Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org >> http://crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel >> Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page >> > _______________________________________________ > sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org > http://crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page > > _______________________________________________ > sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org > http://crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel > Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page >
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