Overriding platform in composer.json

[tomaszstrojny]

• OctoberCMS Build: 440 - 448
• PHP Version: >=7.1

Description:

While installing packages that requires PHP >=7.1 the installation fails, because of

    "config": {
        "preferred-install": "dist",
        "platform": {
            "php": "7.0"
        }
    },

in composer.json.

Example package: Brick/Money.

Despite the installation I guess PHP 7.0 should not be used any longer since it's support has ended in the January 2019.

[w20k]

@czerwonyd take a look at the @daftspunk comment f12f3af

[tomaszstrojny]

Oh you're right, I have missed it. But still I think, the PHP 7.0 compatibility is no longer needed when it's support has ended, don't you think?

[w20k]

I might agree with you or not, but I understand why @daftspunk freeze version because there would be even more issues related to dep hell (.dll).

[frthjf]

@w20k Does that mean one cannot create a marketplace plugin with a package dependency that requires PHP 7.1? That would be problematic as more and more packages make 7.1 a minimum requirement as 7.0 is EOL.

[w20k]

@frthjf pretty much, OCMS has it's own rules. When new LTS version will come to Laravel we will switch, I guess.

[tomaszstrojny]

@frthjf It is problematic especially for users of our plugins. I have added a note in documentation of my plugin and link to this issue so that more technical users can understand why installation of our plugin does not work.

[frthjf]

@czerwonyd Thanks, does that mean that I can publish through the marketplace but the users will have to modify their composer.json? Also, what happens if there is no composer.json because you used the wizard?

[tomaszstrojny]

@frthjf I probably have not tested all the possibilities, but generally speaking, yes - it will work for both of cases as long as you have the required PHP version installed of course.