Re: merging Controversial changes back into PEAR2 Standards

Greg, > * eliminate require_once/include_once/require/include from PEAR > packages as a means of loading classes, and instead rely upon users to > either use PEAR2_Autoload or a customized loading solution of their > own creation +1 > * recommend using class_exists() to throw an exception with helpful > error message when loading drivers [this is optional, and would be a > recommendation, not a requirement] As long as it's optional, it's ok. I wouldn't like it to be a requirement. So +1/+-0 > * use import statements at the top of the file to declare > dependencies explicitly Still undecided until we actually have a PHP5 with namespaces. -- Mit freundlichen Grüßen/Regards, Christian Weiske