Re: Perhaps it's time for a new fork

Derek Atkins <[email protected]> Thu, 11 Sep 2025 20:39:04 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.mail.virus.maiamailguard
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Have you tried passing it into one of the coder AIs to see if it can 
iterate and fix the issues?
I think the biggest issue will be dependencies.
-derek
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On September 11, 2025 20:28:22 jjs - mainphrame <[email protected]> wrote:
> So, I set up the Debian 13 machine, did the maia install (using the debian 
> 11 installer, since the debian 13 installer won't install the web part) and 
> as expected, configtest,pl was perfect, while configtest.php crashed and 
> burned.
>
> Now the real work begins.
>
> I ran the php code directory through phpcs (php code sniffer) which 
> generated over 80,000 lines of errors.
>
> Well, everybody needs a hobby, right?
>
> Joe
> On Thu, Sep 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM jjs - mainphrame <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks PJ - that is my approach as well.
>
> I plan to start with a Debian 13 machine, install maia from 
> https://github.com/einheit/maia_mailguard_1.04a, work on it until the 
> install finishes successfully, then look at all the use cases I can think of.
>
> I'll share any progress I make.
>
> Joe
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM P.J. Tezza <[email protected]> wrote:
> I happen to have a huge number of other things I have to do this week
> and next, but, given that more than one person said they were interested
> in keeping Maia alive and the success with the Perl bits, I had planned
> to work on the PHP bits some time soon. I would be happy to contribute.
> My basic plan was to setup a Debian server and hack on the PHP until it
> works.
>
> I suspect that most of the PHP hacking will be locating and installing
> updated dependencies and making and related code changes (particularly
> to the code that checks the dependencies). For dependencies, my
> preference is to use standard Debian packages as much as possible. In
> the ideal case, there will be usable Debian packages for all the
> dependencies on the standard Debian distribution servers.
>
> PJ
>
> On 9/11/25 3:01 PM, jjs - mainphrame wrote:
>> Since nobody else has committed to the effort, I'm willing to at least
>> give it a try.
>>
>> I don't have unlimited time, but I'm going to start looking into
>> updating the maia codebase to make it compatible with php 8.
>>
>> If anybody else wants to contribute, I'd welcome the help.
>>
>> Joe
>>
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