main: Add PHP_BUILD_PROVIDER userland constant (#19157)

TimWolla · web-flow · commit 7f1b3606a834 · 2025-07-21T10:43:14.000+02:00
This constant can be handy for tools like PIE to determine the origin of a PHP binary to provide better output / diagnostics. see php/pie#275 see #18168
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
 - Core:
   . Add clone-with support to the clone() function. (timwolla, edorian)
   . Fix support for non-userland stream notifiers. (timwolla)
+  . Added PHP_BUILD_PROVIDER constant. (timwolla)
 
 - Curl:
   . Add support for CURLINFO_CONN_ID in curl_getinfo() (thecaliskan)
diff --git a/UPGRADING b/UPGRADING
@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@ PHP 8.5 UPGRADE NOTES
 
 - Core:
   . PHP_BUILD_DATE.
+  . PHP_BUILD_PROVIDER.
 
 - Curl:
   . CURLINFO_USED_PROXY.
diff --git a/main/main.stub.php b/main/main.stub.php
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@
  */
 const PHP_BUILD_DATE = UNKNOWN;
 
+#ifdef PHP_BUILD_PROVIDER
+/**
+ * @var string
+ * @cvalue PHP_BUILD_PROVIDER
+ */
+const PHP_BUILD_PROVIDER = UNKNOWN;
+#endif
+
 /**
  * @var bool
  * @cvalue PHP_ZTS
diff --git a/main/main_arginfo.h b/main/main_arginfo.h
