Re: [PHP-DEV] Concerns about syncing bundled libgd to upstream 2.4 (GH-22532)

On Wed, Jul 8, 2026 at 6:32 AM Jakub Zelenka <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> I don't see this as a problem. The update was long due and if we go early
> for 2.4, then both versions could stabilise in the same time. I think that
> syncing releases would be really great, then we could more easily follow
> 2.4 with fixes. Volker has also done a deep AI review which found some
> issues. Once all of those get addressed, it should be good enough for
> master merge IMHO. This should ideally happen before beta1 so it really
> depends if it's ready in time for that.
>

Ditto, much overdue imo. It would be good to include this in PHP 8.6, I
don't see any issues with the upgrade this early in the release cycle.

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