Just so we are all clear. It doesn't matter which linux distribution you use as long as the distribution supports the ppc architecture which most do. As long as you have the gnu compiler suite and all associated tools and libraries, php will compile fine. It will also compile using the ibm compilers but it takes a bit of wrangling to get it to compile. -Brent ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pierre Ancelot" <eternityos@xxxxxxx> To: <php-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 8:09 AM Subject: Re: PHP5 on IBM PowerPC; good combination? > > yes, use debian: http://www.debian.org and study the apt system you'll get no > problem. (php 5 is not in "sarge" which is what you should use but compiling > php5 on it gives no problem.) and debian supports very well ppc... > > > > On Wednesday 27 October 2004 15:25, Aaron Gould wrote: > > My company is considering the purchase of a fairly nice IBM PowerPC > > system, running SuSe Linux (presumably version 9.2 by the time we get > > it). This will be replacing our aging Compaq as our main server for our > > mission-critical apps. > > > > Does anyone here have experience compiling PHP 5.x on a Linux-based > > PowerPC architecture? My primary concern is that it actually compiles > > without trouble; all we have here now are x86 systems, so we can't test > > this combination! > > > > -- > > Aaron Gould > > Parts Canada - Web Developer > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
