PHP sqlite<3

[Robie Basak]

Peter,

On Tue, Aug 07, 2012 at 03:43:17PM +0200, Peter Hoffmann wrote:
> On the other hand php5-cli/-cgi does not contain sqlite<3 support. So
> right now the only difference to have access to sqlite<3 databases in
> php using the current ubuntu version is to download the php-sources and
> install the module form them - the pecl package is - first - not
> supported any more and - secondly - does just not compile.
> 
> Saying this, I personally found my way around but am not so happy with
> having to find that out the hard way. So I would either request to
> include sqlite extension into php5-core packages or at least providing
> some kind of php5-sqlite<3 package (I definitely oppose to re-rename
> php5-sqlite to php5-sqlite3 and let the old php5-sqlite resurrect).

I don't follow. Perhaps I misunderstand? You seem to be saying that
php5-sqlite<3 isn't supported upstream any more and does not compile. So
where would the support for php5-sqlite<3 that you want back in Ubuntu
come from?

Ubuntu is just following along from Debian here. Are you saying that
Ubuntu should be doing something different from Debian, and if so, how
exactly? Who are you proposing to maintain this delta?

Robie