[Bug]: Extensions not loaded in `herd debug`

[cosmastech]

Platform

macOS

Operating system version

14.5 (23F79)

System architecture

ARM64 (M1, M2, etc)

Herd Version

1.17.0 (Build 42)

PHP Version

PHP 8.3.10

Bug description

I am trying to use the Apryse PDFTron extension. After some monkeying, I was able to get it working with Herd. However, it is not loaded when I call herd debug artisan tinker.

Possibly worth noting: I have never had the auto xdebug working. I've followed the steps and it doesn't work on my work laptop, nor my personal.

The workaround is to just enable debugging in the php.ini

Steps to reproduce

Here are my configs.

/Users/my-name/Library/Application Support/Herd/config/php/83/php.ini:

curl.cainfo=/Users/my-name/Library/Application Support/Herd/config/php/cacert.pem
openssl.cafile=/Users/my-name/Library/Application Support/Herd/config/php/cacert.pem
pcre.jit=0
output_buffering=4096

auto_prepend_file=/Applications/Herd.app/Contents/Resources/valet/dump-loader.php

extension=/Applications/Herd.app/Contents/Resources/herd-ext/herd-83-arm64.so

extension=/Users/my-name/Library/Application Support/Herd/config/php/83/spx/spx.so
spx.http_enabled=1
spx.http_key=LARAVEL-HERD
spx.http_ip_whitelist="127.0.0.1"
spx.http_ui_assets_dir=/Users/my-name/Library/Application Support/Herd/config/php/83/spx/assets/web-ui

memory_limit=-1

; The interesting part:
extension=/opt/homebrew/Cellar/php/8.3.12_1/pecl/20230831/PDFNetPHP.so

and /Users/my-name/Library/Application Support/Herd/config/php/83/debug/debug.ini

zend_extension=/Applications/Herd.app/Contents/Resources/xdebug/xdebug-83-arm64.so
xdebug.mode=debug,develop
xdebug.start_with_request=yes
xdebug.start_upon_error=yes
extension=/opt/homebrew/Cellar/php/8.3.12_1/pecl/20230831/PDFNetPHP.so

Relevant log output

[mpociot]

What do you get when you run "herd debug --ini"?

[cosmastech]

➜  contracts-api git:(GM-694) ✗ herd debug --ini
Configuration File (php.ini) Path: /usr/local/etc/php
Loaded Configuration File:         /Users/my-name/Library/Application Support/Herd/config/php/84/debug/debug.ini
Scan for additional .ini files in: /Users/my-name/Library/Application Support/Herd/config/php/84/
Additional .ini files parsed:      /Users/my-name/Library/Application Support/Herd/config/php/84/php.ini

🤔 interesting.

[mpociot]

Oh - now I see what's the problem.

So php is running version 8.3, but herd debug is running 8.4
I believe this is only possible when your project (contracts-api) is isolated using PHP 8.4

Could you try and run herd isolated to see if that's the case?

[cosmastech]

Sorry I missed your reply!

To resolve this, I switched the version in Herd and then back.