Description: ------------ Net_IDNA 0.4.0 won't install unless PHP >= 5.0.0RC1. But looking at your code, you have a PHP 4 implementation, and if I force the installation to ignore dependencies (sudo pear install -f -n Net_IDNA) then it seems to work just fine in PHP 4.3.9. So why are you requiring PHP 5? Reproduce code: --------------- sudo pear install -f Net_IDNA Expected result: ---------------- successful installation Actual result: -------------- error message that PHP 5 is required

This is merely a problem of NetIDNA, this is a general issue of PEAR.

Actually I shall reprash what ryandesign said, you shouldn't be requiring PHP5 if there is a PHP4 file in Net_IDNA. So have a required dep of PHP4 v. 4.3.0 or what ever is needed and a optional dep on PHP5, people should be able to understand that, and later when PEAR 1.4.0 comes out then you can go into more complex stuff with package.xml. At least I see no point in having a PHP4 file in there if no one can ever use it.

Just to make sure we understand: the PHP4 version seems to work fine! Please do not remove it, as our application depends on it. Yes, I know your code says not to rely on Net_IDNA. Well, we do anyway. You've written the code, it works, now all you need to do is make it possible for people to install it without telling PEAR to ignore its supposed dependencies.

Thank you for your bug report. This issue has been fixed in the latest released version of the package, which you can download at http://pear.php.net/get/Net_IDNA package.xml now opts php 4 as required, php 5 as optional