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How can I install Zephir on Ubuntu?

I would like to install Zephir on my Ubuntu machine.

The goal is to convert some of my existing code into a PHP extension, in order to get the benefits of faster execution.

Any pointers are more than appreciated.

Solution

  • Please note Zephir is currently in Alpha stage and therefore bugs can be expected.

    You need to have certain packages installed:

    json-c re2c

    In the command line type:

    sudo apt-get install libjson0 libjson0-dev libjson0-dbg
sudo apt-get install re2c

    Once you have the required packages installed, you can generate the parser as follows:

    ./generate

    Compile the extension (this is your code):

    ./zephir

    The code produced is placed in ext/, there you can perform the standard compilation:

    cd ext/
sudo ./install