updated changelog and reworded package description

diff --git a/package2.xml b/package2.xml
index 3e18b156459782850a288088579783ccb4b80466..358d5f3c61cd7c9c355ef7ba751490e78bf3f538 100644 (file)
--- a/package2.xml
+++ b/package2.xml
@@ -11,16 +11,19 @@
  <channel>pecl.php.net</channel>
  <summary>Extended HTTP Support</summary>
  <description><![CDATA[
-* Building absolute URLs
-* RFC compliant HTTP redirects
-* RFC compliant HTTP date handling
-* Parsing of HTTP headers and messages
-* Caching by "Last-Modified" and/or ETag
-  (with 'on the fly' option for ETag generation from buffered output)
-* Sending data/files/streams with (multiple) ranges support
-* Negotiating user preferred language/charset
-* Convenient request functionality built upon libcurl
-* PHP5 classes: HttpUtil, HttpResponse (PHP-5.1), HttpRequest, HttpRequestPool, HttpMessage
+This HTTP extension aims to provide a convenient and powerful 
+set of functionality for one of PHPs major applications.
+
+It eases handling of HTTP urls, dates, redirects, headers and 
+messages, provides means for negotiation of clients preferred 
+language and charset, as well as a convenient way to send any 
+arbitrary data with caching and resuming capabilities.
+
+It provides powerful request functionality, if built with CURL 
+support. Parallel requests are available for PHP-5 and greater.
+
+PHP-5 classes:
+HttpUtil, HttpMessage, HttpRequest, HttpRequestPool; HttpResponse (PHP-5.1)
 ]]></description>
  <lead>
   <name>Michael Wallner</name>
@@ -39,11 +42,16 @@
  </stability>
  <license>BSD, revised</license>
  <notes><![CDATA[
-* Fixed bug in http_negotiate_*() when client sends spaces within accept headers
++ Added http_negotiate_content_type()
 
-- Removed support for ETag hashing through libmhash
+* Fixed bug in http_negotiate_*() when client sends spaces within accept headers
 
-+ Added http_negotiate_content_type()
+- Removed support for etag hashing through libmhash
+- Removed HTTP_ETAG_* and HttpResponse::ETAG_* constants
+- Changed http.etag_mode INI setting to acccept a string specifying the
+  hash algorithm to use for generating etags.
+  CRC32, MD5 and SHA1 are available out of the box with MD5 being the default. 
+  If pecl/hash is available, any algorithm this extension provides can be used.
 ]]></notes>
  <contents>
   <dir name="/">