Description: ------------ When trying to get package listing with Pear Gtk2 installer, there is a crash (error) during package reading (in the middle). Exact error is : Fatal error: Cannot use string offset as an array in /local/user/usr/stow/php-5.1.4/lib/php/PEAR/Frontend/Gtk2/Packages.php on line 313 - there is no probleme at all with Gnope and pecl.php.net. - this error also occures when preferred_state beta and when clearing (rm -fr) pear cache. lines context (line 313 is starred) : foreach ($arRemotePackages as $strId => $dontuseit) { if ($callback !== null) { call_user_func_array($callback, array($nNumberPackages, ++$nCurrentPackageNumber)); } $package = $arRemotePackages[$strId]; $inf = PEAR_Frontend_Gtk2_Packages::retrieveCacheFirst( PEAR_Frontend_Gtk2_Packages::getInfoUrl($strBaseUrl, $package->getName()), $config, $rest, $bWorkOffline, $bUseCache ); if (PEAR::isError($inf)) { if (strpos(strtolower($inf->message), '404 not found') !== false) { //FIXME: That is a hack because the error hasn't an error code yet. //We continue because it's an 404 error, maybe the package isn't there yet. //Happens if you installed new packages which haven't been uploaded to the server yet. $package->setCategory($package->guessCategory($package->getName())); continue; } throw new Exception($inf->getMessage()); } *** here *** if ($inf['ca']['_content'] !== null) { $package->setCategory( $inf['ca']['_content']); } $package->setSummary( $inf['s']); $package->setDescription($inf['d']); $package->setLatestVersion( //FIXME: use preferred_state config option PEAR_Frontend_Gtk2_Packages::retrieveCacheFirst( PEAR_Frontend_Gtk2_Packages::getLatestVersionUrl($strBaseUrl, $package->getName()), $config, $rest, $bWorkOffline, $bUseCache ) ); } $package value when error occures : PEAR_Frontend_Gtk2_Package Object ( [bFullyLoaded:protected] => [strName:protected] => Math_Basex [strChannel:protected] => pear.php.net [strCategory:protected] => [strSummary:protected] => [strDescription:protected] => [strVersionLatest:protected] => [strVersionInstalled:protected] => ) my local configuration : [mquinton@kari cache]$ pear config-show Configuration (channel pear.php.net): ===================================== Auto-discover new Channels auto_discover <not set> Default Channel default_channel pear.php.net HTTP Proxy Server Address http_proxy http://sirius.stna.dgac.fr:8080/ PEAR server [DEPRECATED] master_server pear.php.net Default Channel Mirror preferred_mirror pear.php.net Remote Configuration File remote_config <not set> PEAR executables directory bin_dir /local/usr/stow/php-5.1.4/bin PEAR documentation directory doc_dir /local/usr/stow/php-5.1.4/lib/php/doc PHP extension directory ext_dir /local/usr/stow/php-5.1.4/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20050922 PEAR directory php_dir /local/usr/stow/php-5.1.4/lib/php PEAR Installer cache directory cache_dir /tmp/pear/cache PEAR data directory data_dir /local/usr/stow/php-5.1.4/lib/php/data PEAR Installer download download_dir /tmp/pear/cache directory PHP CLI/CGI binary php_bin /local/usr/stow/php-5.1.4/bin/php php.ini location php_ini <not set> PEAR Installer temp directory temp_dir /tmp/pear/temp PEAR test directory test_dir /local/usr/stow/php-5.1.4/lib/php/test Cache TimeToLive cache_ttl 3600 Preferred Package State preferred_state devel Unix file mask umask 22 Debug Log Level verbose 1 PEAR password (for password <not set> maintainers) Signature Handling Program sig_bin /usr/bin/gpg Signature Key Directory sig_keydir /local/usr/stow/php-5.1.4/etc/pearkeys Signature Key Id sig_keyid <not set> Package Signature Type sig_type gpg PEAR username (for username <not set> maintainers) User Configuration File Filename /repertoirespersonnels/user/mquinton/.pearrc System Configuration File Filename /local/usr/stow/php-5.1.4/etc/pear.conf

this error is from internet proxy filtering. Requested package contains "sex" letters. So this url is filtered. PEAR_Frontend_Gtk2_Packages::getInfoUrl() need extra controls.