FW: [PHP] Why the PEAR hate?

> -----Original Message----- > From: Hansen, Mike > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 10:24 AM > To: 'Daniel Brown' > Subject: RE: [PHP] Why the PEAR hate? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: parasane@gmail.com [mailto:parasane@gmail.com] On > > Behalf Of Daniel Brown > > > > Some of the PEAR stuff is older and unmaintained, which is one > > possible reason. More likely is that folks often expect PEAR to be > > the end-all, be-all, and that was never the intent. PEAR > is supposed > > to jump-start a project and extend some built-in functionality, not > > provide a framework or do all of the work for folks who consider > > themselves "programmers" because they can iterate an array in just > > twenty-seven lines of procedural code. > > > > As for folks who say that PEAR and PECL don't work --- the most > > common reason for this is user error or system configuration issues. > > I've experienced the same issues myself over the years.... quite > > frustrating, but sure enough, it was my fault most times. > > > Oops...I just replied to Daniel. Is PEAR supposed to be the CPAN for PHP, or is there another repository of PHP modules that is used by the typical PHP developer?