Re: PEAR channel server for applications and libraries outside PEAR
| From: | Sebastian Nohn | Date: | Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:35:33 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: PEAR channel server for applications and libraries outside PEAR | ||
| References: | 1 2 3 | Groups: | php.pear.dev |
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Greg Beaver wrote:
> Sebastian Nohn wrote:
>> Hi Christian,
>>
>> Christian Weiske wrote:
>>
>>> PEAR is the best method to distribute PHP libraries, and since it also supports
>>> multiple channels, also a very convenient way to distribute PHP applications.
>>> Some apps already have their own channel server (e.g. Geeklog,
>>> http://pear.geeklog.net/ ), other apps and libs do have
>>> PEAR-installable packages, but don't want to set up and maintain a complete channel server
>>> (e.g. OpenID libraries, http://www.openidenabled.com/openid/libraries/php¢ž)í|
>>> _åpC;'¤ ).
>>>
>>> The ideal place for those projects would be a dedicated PEAR channel server that is
>>> open for everyone. pearified.com has been started as such a project, but the lead, Clay Loveless,
>>> does not respond to any emails.
>>> Suggestions, ideas, volunteers?
>> I think, first the pear command line tool should be able to perform all
>> end user commands in a comfortable way on different channels.
>
> pear config-set default_channel whatever.com
>
> then all end user commands will work identically to the way they work
> for pear.php.net.
>
> (This has worked since PEAR 1.4.0 FYI)
Do you call that comfortable?
- Sebastian