Basic concepts all PEAR users should understand

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PEAR Packages
API (Application Program Interface)
Package stability
Package version
Maintainers and maintainer roles
Abstract Package Name (for install/uninstall command)
PEAR Channels
File roles
File tasks

Edited By

Gregory Beaver

2009-06-26

This chapter describes basic concepts that are important for all users of Pyrus, the PEAR Installer, or PEAR packages to understand.

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Note by: Scott

2010-02-12 20:52 UTC

This does not include the concept of how to use packages. Should this mention the concept of require_once(), or should it state that individual packages should document how to invoke a package? They don't all say how to use them.