Re: PEAR channel server for applications and libraries outside PEAR
| From: | Greg Beaver | Date: | Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:36:45 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: PEAR channel server for applications and libraries outside PEAR | ||
| References: | 1 2 3 4 | Groups: | php.pear.dev |
| Request: | Send a blank email to pear-dev+get-46939@lists.php.net to get a copy of this message | ||
Sebastian Nohn wrote:
> 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„
>>>> ºdÔù)JQÈ“/ðYÔ= ).
>>>>
>>>> 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?
I don't see a suggestion or a patch in your reply, perhaps I missed it?
Thanks,
Greg