Re: Re-using PEAR installer as software setup program

From:	Philippe Jausions	Date:	Thu, 20 May 2004 20:16:27 +0000
Subject:	Re: Re-using PEAR installer as software setup program
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Daniel Convissor wrote:

Hi Philippe: On Thu, May 20, 2004 at 12:00:27PM -0400, Philippe Jausions wrote:
Before I look into the code or write a whole different package, I'd like to know if it would be possible to re-use the PEAR installer as generic installer.
This is in the works as we speak. I don't know any more details than that, but others do and I hope they'll post about it eventually (said persons are having email and availability problems). Good, hopefully, the next release will include such things as:

- File integrity check (MD5) - Permission check, - Ability to create symbolic links - Repair packages -Philippe