PEAR_PackageUpdate::checkUpdate --
Checks to see if an update is available and the user has asked not to
be notified about the update.
Description
Checks to see if an update is available and the user has asked not to
be notified about the update.
This method takes the user's preferences in consideration when determining
if an update is available. If a new bug fix release is available but the
user has asked not to be notified until the next major release of the
package, this method will return FALSE.
Note
since 0.4.0a1
This function can not be called
statically.
Return value
boolean - TRUE if an update is available and the user has asked
to be notified about the update, FALSE otherwise.