Re: package.xml format correct?

Alex Black wrote: > > hi all, > > we're adding pear-style package declarations to binarycloud - I have a > simple question. Our base directory is binarycloud, under that we have a > full tree (unlike the logically flat tree for packages in pear). > > Given a 'base' directory of binarycloud/ and an install path of > binarycloud/base/core, is this package xml correct: > > <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?> > <package> > <status>devel</status> > <name>binarycloud.core</name> > <maintainer> > <user>turing</user> > <name>Alex Black</name> > <email>enigma@turingstudio.com</email> > </maintainer> > <release> > <version>r2-pre1</version> > <date>2001-10-10</date> > </release> > <filelist> > ***** This right? > <dir name="base/core" baseinstalldir="binarycloud"> > <file>Auth.php</file> > <file>Debug.php</file> > <file>Err.php</file> > <file>Lang.php</file> > <file>Page.php</file> > <file>Request.php</file> > <file>Sess.php</file> > </dir> > </filelist> > </package> It will probably work now, but it's also probably that finally won't work, so the recommended way should be: <dir name="base" baseinstalldir="binarycloud"> <dir name="core"> <file>...</file> </dir> </dir> > ---------- > > Btw, in the future (when there is a functional package-get for pear) how > would a user handle a get of binarycloud? A long time ago, Stig mentioned > that it would probably be maintained as an external package - do you see a > user doing something like > > $ pear-get packages.binarycloud.com binarycloud.core > > ? Very easily: # pear install http://packages.binarycloud.com/binarycloud-1.2.tgz (FYI this works now) Also most of the parts of the new pear web is working also: - acount requests - FAQ - packages browsing - authors browsing - authentication - news list about recent releases - admin section - packages categories manager > ---- > > is anyone else having problems getting to the news server? I can't get a > connection with a mac news client, but I _can_ with outlook express on win. > very strange. Not from (in my case) Linux. You know that you can always suscribe to the mailing list :-) Tomas V.V.Cox