Re: solution for those depending on PEAR packages with

Scott Mattocks wrote:

Hi Greg, Greg Beaver wrote:

Lukas and others have mentioned a problem that applications have when depending on a PEAR package: if a critical bug is found, and the maintainer of the PEAR package is slow to release a new version, then it is very difficult to get a patched version of the package onto client's computers unless you patch it by hand, or instruct them to do the awkward:

Should you really implement a work around for something that isn't supposed to happen? Than manual says: "The contributor ("you") must be willing to provide support for the package and must be willing to release future versions that at the very least fix bugs."

well reality is a different story the patch may however also be a feature addition that is needed quickly. there may be lots of valid reasons why you need to patch a pear package without the pear project falling apart. regards, Lukas