PEAR
pear.php.net
1.4.0
stable
PHP License
pajoye
PEAR Base System
The PEAR package contains:
* the PEAR installer, for creating, distributing
and installing packages
* the beta-quality PEAR_Exception PHP5 error handling mechanism
* the beta-quality PEAR_ErrorStack advanced error handling class
* the PEAR_Error error handling mechanism
* the OS_Guess class for retrieving info about the OS
where PHP is running on
* the System class for quick handling of common operations
with files and directories
* the PEAR base class
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This is a major milestone release for PEAR. In addition to several killer features,
every single element of PEAR has a regression test, and so stability is much higher
than any previous PEAR release.
New features in a nutshell:
* full support for channels
* pre-download dependency validation
* new package.xml 2.0 format allows tremendous flexibility while maintaining BC
* support for optional dependency groups and limited support for sub-packaging
* robust dependency support
* full dependency validation on uninstall
* remote install for hosts with only ftp access - no more problems with
restricted host installation [through PEAR_RemoteInstaller package]
* full support for mirroring
* support for bundling several packages into a single tarball
* support for static dependencies on a uri-based package
* support for custom file roles and installation tasks
NOTE: users of PEAR_Frontend_Web/PEAR_Frontend_Gtk must upgrade their installations
to the latest version, or PEAR will not upgrade properly
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http://pear.php.net/get/PEAR-1.4.0