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

On Mon, Sep 12, 2016 at 10:24 AM, Stanislav Malyshev <smalyshev@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi! > > >> PEAR/PECL as a package manager has historically had little utility to > the > >> average user apart from installing those PECL extensions which aren't > >> packaged by a particular user's distribution repository. Certainly > hasn't > >> had any real viability in years. Trying to replace something that's > >> inherently non-viable > > > > I beg to differ - this time with stats: > > > > https://pecl.php.net/package-stats.php > > > > https://pecl.php.net/package-stats.php?pid=981&rid=&cid=7 > > ˜v:˜oãE > > 'ßåòíÃMÓhttps://pecl.php.net/package-stats.php?pid=214&rid=&cid=25 > > > > Literally millions of downloads, and recently too. > > > > The PECL installer is in *wide* use. > > Is the stats for downloads by every mean or just by downloads via the > installer specifically? I.e., if I just download it by clicking the link > in web GUI, it is counted, or only when I use installer? > > > -- > Stas Malyshev > smalyshev@gmail.com > > -- > PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > it is counted by the get/fetch script which serves the file, and afaik that's also what pear-core is calling. -- Ferenc Kovács @Tyr43l - http://tyrael.hu