#21111 [NEW]: Can't install PEAR

From: mikkel@linet.dk Operating system: RH 8.0 PHP version: 4CVS-2002-12-20 (dev) PHP Bug Type: PEAR related Bug description: Can't install PEAR When installing PEAR I get: Installing PEAR environment: /var/tmp/php-ze2-root/usr/share/pear/ Fatal error: Can't use method return value in write context in /home/mkj/tmp/ZEND2/php4-ze2/pear/PEAR/Installer.php on line 702 Fatal error: Can't use method return value in write context in /home/mkj/tmp/ZEND2/php4-ze2/pear/PEAR/Installer.php on line 702 I Removing the "&" in line 702. Gives me the following errors: Installing PEAR environment: /var/tmp/php-ze2-root/usr/share/pear/ Warning: mkdir(/usr/share/pear/.registry) [http://www.php.net/function.mkdir]: Permission denied in /home/mkj/tmp/ZEND2/php4-ze2/pear/System.php on line 243 Warning: mkdir(/usr/share/pear/.registry) [http://www.php.net/function.mkdir]: Permission denied in /home/mkj/tmp/ZEND2/php4-ze2/pear/System.php on line 243 ... Warning: mkdir(/usr/share/pear/.registry) [http://www.php.net/function.mkdir]: Permission denied in /home/mkj/tmp/ZEND2/php4-ze2/pear/System.php on line 243 [PEAR] DB: unable to unpack /home/mkj/tmp/ZEND2/php4-ze2/pear/packages/DB-1.3.tar [PEAR] HTTP: unable to unpack /home/mkj/tmp/ZEND2/php4-ze2/pear/packages/HTTP-1.2.tar [PEAR] Mail: unable to unpack /home/mkj/tmp/ZEND2/php4-ze2/pear/packages/Mail-1.0.1.tar ... Which is the same error I got with 4.3.0RC1, but was fixed in RC2. -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=21111&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21111&r=trysnapshot Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21111&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21111&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21111&r=needtrace Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21111&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21111&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21111&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21111&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21111&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21111&r=globals PHP 3 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21111&r=php3 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21111&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=21111&r=isapi