Re: Package Scope Recommendations for File_Ogg

> David Grant wrote: > >> Having just looked back, I think I may have misunderstood your original >> message. Do you mean that the PEAR class should utilise the PECL >> extension if it exists? I believed you to mean that they must share a >> common API. > It must not share the API directly, but the common using should be the > same. > In early days of PEAR there was a common agreement was, that things > sould first be implemented in PHP, and later you could move parts from > the PHP-code to an extension, ie like the pear-extension. > To clearifiy: The user should use the PEAR-Package independent of an > installed Package-related extension. Thats the package is slower, if the > extension isn't installed, this is not your problem. So to clarify: function foo() { if ($this->extensionLoaded) { bar() } else { $this->bar() } } Correct? >> Is there a standard method for detecting PECL extensions? Is it the >> same >> method as regular PHP extensions? > PEAR::loadExtension() could be you friend Looks like the manual could well do with a wee bit of updating: http://pear.php.net/manual/en/core.pear.php Thanks for you help. Regards, David