Re: New "PECL"

On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 3:21 PM Pierre Joye <pierre.php@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Dec 5, 2023, 10:13 PM Pierre Joye <pierre.php@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > You may mention https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/pickle > > > > which supports pecl.php.net pear format, composer like support, and > > conversion to composer format. > > > > I did a website as well as a test bed and we had a long with the composer > > team what would be the best way to integrate it. That's something that > > became possible with composer 2.x, which now widely used. Similarly we > > discussed the idea to create a packagist dedicated to extensions. > > > > That would be, imo, the best option to date. > > > > > > The current code may need some updates for php8 but nothing difficult or > > requiring big changes. > > > > there was also a draft rfc while we were thinking to propose to bundle it.. > But we then decided to follow the composer's packagist philosophy instead.. > > https://wiki.php.net/rfc/pickle > > Hi Derick, Thanks for creating the google doc for us, it's really easy to contribute now, and I think I'll use this same approach for php.net/docs modernization approach. I came here to write about Pierre's Pickle project, but he replied whilst I was mid-writing this email :-) I'll add comments onto the Google Doc. Many thanks, Paul > > >