How can I install Zephir on Ubuntu?

Question

I would like to install Zephir on my Ubuntu machine.

The goal is to convert some of my existing code into a PHP extension, in order to get the benefits of faster execution.

Any pointers are more than appreciated.

Answer 1

Please note Zephir is currently in Alpha stage and therefore bugs can be expected.

You need to have certain packages installed:

json-c re2c

In the command line type:

sudo apt-get install libjson0 libjson0-dev libjson0-dbg
sudo apt-get install re2c

Once you have the required packages installed, you can generate the parser as follows:

./generate

Compile the extension (this is your code):

./zephir

The code produced is placed in ext/, there you can perform the standard compilation:

cd ext/
sudo ./install

Answer 2

Install zephir in Ubuntu..

You need download Zephir-master from https://github.com/phalcon/zephir

You nedd download json-c from https://github.com/json-c/json-c

1) sudo apt-get install gcc make re2c phpX phpX-json phpx-dev libpcre3-dev

2) Open folder Json-c

2.1) sh autogen.sh

2.2) ./configure

2.3) make && make install

3) Open folder zephir-master

3.1) ./install -c

4) zephir help for to test the correct installation