Re: PEAR utility 'preferred_state' handling

Jay Taylor wrote: >> you do know that you can easily override the setting on a per >> command basis? >> >> pear install foo-beta > > I didn't know that. It is better than having to mess with the config-set > every time, however I still think it would be more convenient to be able to > just have a "preferred" state + "minimum" state. Hi Jay, The preferred_state setting actually functions exactly as you describe. If you set it to "alpha" for instance, it will always prefer stable or beta packages if they are the most recent release, but it will install alpha packages if they are the most recent. Does this answer your concerns? Greg