Re: [RFC] Deprecate PEAR/PECL & Replace with composer/pickle

On Sat, Sep 3, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Rowan Collins <rowan.collins@gmail.com> wrote: > On 03/09/2016 19:44, Lester Caine wrote: > >> So this RFC is simply proposing that PHP-FIG becomes the standard for >> writing PHP code? >> > > No, that is not at all what this RFC is proposing. The RFC is simply > proposing to stop bundling the command-line tool "pear" with default PHP > builds. > > The PEAR coding standards will still exist, the packages created according > to them will still be usable, and you'll still be able to download pear, or > pyrus, to access them. You could also use composer to access most of them, > and publish packages adhering to that style on packagist.org, or pretty > much any platform you want. > > The only reason I mentioned PHP-FIG is because they are trying to write a > modern standard for writing interoperable PHP libraries, which is what you > asked for. > > I guess we could have a philosophical debate about what it means for > something to be "the standard" rather than "a standard", and whether PEAR > was "more official" than PHP-FIG, and just who gets to decide what PHP is.. > > But once again, I find myself being drawn into an off-topic debate about > coding styles, and I would like to apologise to Davey as it has nothing to > do with his RFC. No need to apologize, thank you for defending my idea and so eloquently — I will amend the RFC with your earlier suggestions; being as I will do so almost verbatim, would you mind being added as a co-author? I think it's a substantial contribution :) - Davey