Re: [RFC] End PEAR Project Endorsement

Hey, On Mon, Sep 14, 2026 at 6:34 PM Nick Sdot <php@nicksdot.dev> wrote: > Hey Jakub, > > On 14.09.26 19:57, Jakub Zelenka wrote: > > > > Shouldn't we first unbundle it from php-src and then move to the > > static archive or is the pear install (which I think is used in > > Windows build in some cases) still work? > > > > I plan to resume the work on that PR in October or November when I > > should have more time but it would be good if someone could check if > > that move to static archive cannot break anything in php-src. > > > With help from Derick I looked into it, my understanding is that we can > flip the switch without first unbundling as long as we don't break the > resource URLs (XML, packages, phars). The static archive will keep > providing the required resources under pear.php.net/* > <http://pear.php.net/*> (eg. > go-pear.phar) and > pear.php.net/rest/* > <http://pear.php.net/rest/*>; > just no longer from the > dynamic code base that powers the website currently. The domain will not > change. > > That said, the vote -- depending on when it starts -- will not end > before mid October. The current archive is still PoC, and I will have > some work before switching. Realistically, we will not land anything > before November. So that aligns with your own timeline and we will have > time to coordinate. Sounds good? > > Sounds good, thanks > Also related: Daniel recently opened > https://github.com/php/php-src/pull/23634 which targets 8.2. > > I'm aware - we were just discussing it between RM's Kind regards, Jakub