Bug #20383 [Com]: Files written outside INSTALL_ROOT install

Edit report at https://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=20383&edit=1 ID: 20383 Comment by: phpbug at monumentmail dot com Reported By: phpbug at monumentmail dot com Summary: Files written outside INSTALL_ROOT install Status: Open Type: Bug Package: PEAR Operating System: Linux Package Version: Unknown PHP Version: 7.1.0 Roadmap Versions: New Comment: Thanks jam7, for testing and the additional info Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2017-03-01 12:20:33] phppearbug -PHP Version: 5.6.16 +PHP Version: 7.1.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2017-01-04 07:25:20] jam7 It is not only making .channels .depdb .filemap .registry files at the root directory of INSTALL_ROOT but also making those files at prefix/lib/php directory too. $ rm -rf /usr/local/lib/php $ make INSTALL_ROOT=/home/... install $ ls -a /usr/local/lib/php . .. .channels .depdb .depdblock .filemap .lock .registry ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2017-01-04 06:50:03] jam7 php-7.1.0 still has the identical bug. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2015-12-16 04:07:36] phppearbug -PHP Version: 5.6.0 +PHP Version: 5.6.16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2015-12-16 04:03:47] phppearbug No change an still bugged in PHP 5.6.16. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remainder of the comments for this report are too long. To view the rest of the comments, please view the bug report online at http://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=20383 -- Edit this bug report at https://pear.php.net/bugs/bug.php?id=20383&edit=1