Re: [RFC] CVS directory structure

On 15 Nov 2003 at 14:20, Alexey Borzov wrote: > > 1. > > Change the PEAR CVS directory structure to reflect the PEAR user > > directory structure completly. Simply use ini_set('include_path', > > '/your/cvs/pear'); or any other mechanism to require PEAR > > directories. > > > > 2. > > Change the PEAR CVS directory structur to reflect parts of the PEAR > > user directory structure. Insert a directory level into every > > package directory which is named after the category and store all > > package needed files below this. > > Solution 1. is obviosly unacceptable (PEAR CVS has this structure a > long time ago and it was changed to the current one for a reason that > is decribed in the docs). > > Solution 2. may be acceptable, but as there are dozens of PEAR > developers who are comfortable with the current structure and only few > who complain, I don't see a point in forcing it. As Martin Jansen > pointed out, you are not required to use the PEAR CVS repository, you > can use your own one and have any structure you like there. > > -1 from me. How about making the new layout optional? This way it would be easier for the developers in favor of the "new" layout to handle their packages. Or maybe there could even be a "suggestion" but no demand for the new layout? Lukas, have you gotten feedback from your colleagues in the core- group? It seemed you also liked the "new" layout quite much ... Regards, Stefan