Re: Quickie: package2.xml

From: Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 18:37:46 +0000
Subject: Re: Quickie: package2.xml
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Craig Constantine wrote:
--On Monday, December 19, 2005 5:39 AM +0100 bertrand Gugger <bertrand@toggg.com> wrote:
Colin Ross wrote: So, are we supposed to have both v1 and v2 package.xml files or just the package2.xml (and delete the old one? rename?)
     
Bertrand Gugger wrote: The thing is pear installer serie 1.3.x only reads the v1. So, if you deliver only the v2, you close the door to the people still running this installer, and they are a lot, many distros are not yet switched to pear 1.4.
Is there a way to package both a v1 and a v2 "package.xml" file? For example, is there a way to write a v1 package file so the newer PEAR installers, can be told to go read the v2 package file? Normally, the newer PEAR installer will use the v2 if both are present.
-- toggg

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