> Is the sfZendPlugin gone? I'm getting a 404 here:http://svn.symfony-project.com/plugins/sfZendPlugin

> ...and the only hint I have found in my searches is here:http://groups.google.com/group/symfony-devs/browse_thread/thread/8cf9...

> ...where it reads:
> "In some cases like sfZendPlugin where it was strictly an external
> link it made sense to axe it"

> ...but I would have expected more information on this. I suppose it is
> easy enough to include ZFW classes so maybe it doesn't matter that the
> plugin is gone.

> Ian

> Hi Ian,
> I admit I didn't notice the change before your post.

> It seems it was removed by Dave Dash on changeset on r6893
> http://trac.symfony-project.com/changeset/6893
> but I really can't understand the reason.

> He's an active groups poster, I hope he will join this
> conversation. :)

> Simone

> On 26 Gen, 08:51, IanCitti <ian.ci...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,

>> Is the sfZendPlugin gone? I'm getting a 404
>> here:http://svn.symfony-project.com/plugins/sfZendPlugin

>> ...and the only hint I have found in my searches is
>> here:http://groups.google.com/group/symfony-devs/browse_thread/thread/8cf9...

>> ...where it reads:
>> "In some cases like sfZendPlugin where it was strictly an external
>> link it made sense to axe it"

>> ...but I would have expected more information on this. I suppose it is
>> easy enough to include ZFW classes so maybe it doesn't matter that the
>> plugin is gone.

>> Ian

> The idea is that the only thing the sfZendPlugin does is create a wrapper
> around svn:externals to the zend framework. This is kind of pointless
> since
> you can already install zend directly via svn:externals or with pear:

> pear channel-discover zend.googlecode.com/svn
> pear install zend/zend

> I think this is true for a few other plugins that wrap libraries, but do
> not
> add any other functionality (like helpers or util classes, etc).

> - Dustin

> On 1/26/08 12:17 PM, "Simone Carletti" <wep...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > Hi Ian,
> > I admit I didn't notice the change before your post.

> > It seems it was removed by Dave Dash on changeset on r6893
> > http://trac.symfony-project.com/changeset/6893
> > but I really can't understand the reason.

> > He's an active groups poster, I hope he will join this
> > conversation. :)

> > Simone

> > On 26 Gen, 08:51, IanCitti <ian.ci...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Hi,

> >> Is the sfZendPlugin gone? I'm getting a 404
> >> here:http://svn.symfony-project.com/plugins/sfZendPlugin

> >> ...and the only hint I have found in my searches is
> >> here:
> http://groups.google.com/group/symfony-devs/browse_thread/thread/8cf9...

> >> ...where it reads:
> >> "In some cases like sfZendPlugin where it was strictly an external
> >> link it made sense to axe it"

> >> ...but I would have expected more information on this. I suppose it is
> >> easy enough to include ZFW classes so maybe it doesn't matter that the
> >> plugin is gone.

> >> Ian

> I would left at least a wiki page or an empty SVN folder with a README
> file (including deprecation details) instead of dropping it from SVN without
> any notice.

> What do you think?

> Simone

> PS. Thanks for the Zend/Pear link, I didn't know it before.

> On Jan 27, 2008 12:08 AM, Dustin Whittle <
> dustin.whit...@symfony-project.com> wrote:

> > Simone,

> > The idea is that the only thing the sfZendPlugin does is create a
> > wrapper
> > around svn:externals to the zend framework. This is kind of pointless
> > since
> > you can already install zend directly via svn:externals or with pear:

> > pear channel-discover zend.googlecode.com/svn
> > pear install zend/zend

> > I think this is true for a few other plugins that wrap libraries, but do
> > not
> > add any other functionality (like helpers or util classes, etc).

> > - Dustin

> > On 1/26/08 12:17 PM, "Simone Carletti" <wep...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > > Hi Ian,
> > > I admit I didn't notice the change before your post.

> > > It seems it was removed by Dave Dash on changeset on r6893
> > > http://trac.symfony-project.com/changeset/6893
> > > but I really can't understand the reason.

> > > He's an active groups poster, I hope he will join this
> > > conversation. :)

> > > Simone

> > > On 26 Gen, 08:51, IanCitti <ian.ci...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >> Hi,

> > >> Is the sfZendPlugin gone? I'm getting a 404
> > >> here:http://svn.symfony-project.com/plugins/sfZendPlugin

> > >> ...and the only hint I have found in my searches is
> > >> here:
> > http://groups.google.com/group/symfony-devs/browse_thread/thread/8cf9...

> > >> ...where it reads:
> > >> "In some cases like sfZendPlugin where it was strictly an external
> > >> link it made sense to axe it"

> > >> ...but I would have expected more information on this. I suppose it
> > is
> > >> easy enough to include ZFW classes so maybe it doesn't matter that
> > the
> > >> plugin is gone.

> > >> Ian