RE: [PEAR-DEV] Re: [binarycloud-dev] Re: [PEAR-DEV] PEAR Package Requirementsand binarycloud

> -----Original Message----- > From: Alex Black [mailto:enigma@turingstudio.com] > Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 7:25 PM > To: binarycloud-dev > Cc: pear-dev@lists.php.net > Subject: [PEAR-DEV] Re: [binarycloud-dev] Re: [PEAR-DEV] PEAR Package > Requirementsand binarycloud > > Hi Jon, > > There is zero information there about the installer and its function. Also, > I didn't see any information (that Arnaud mentioned) about dependency > support in the packagexml format. > > As they say, the devil's in the details and I need those details before I > can make a final decision - should we do our own package structure via > Phing, or should we use PEAR tools and maintain a binarycloud "distro" cvs > mirror in pear. > > Those are big decisions, and of course I'd rather contribute to something > existing that works - but I'm going on the assumption that we'll use the > PEAR installer unless we can find a roadblock - so I'm looking for a > roadblock :) Well I think the PEAR Installer is a good basis, but is not quite there yet for applications. Stig, and a bunch of other PEAR developers (including myself) want to make the PEAR Installer capable of handling applications (browse the pear-dev archive for details). Regards, Lukas