Re: Making PHPExcel available via a pear channel?

Hello Guys, It's decision time, that's correct. In order to make it a bit easier, here's another proposal... - Deprecate the current PEAR package. We can setup a new PEAR package somewhere that contains PHPExcel. - Improve file format for the binary XLS files in PHPExcel - Implement ODF in PHPExcel PHPExcel can use some extra manpower in some areas so that would definitely be welcome. Also, PHPWord is coming and we're talking with the guy who started that to have a mixture in resources between both projects. Let me know what you guys think. Best regards, Maarten > 1) throw loads of manpower behind > http://pear.php.net/package/OpenDocument > and convert the world to open standards > 2) live with the current package as it is and forever receive bug reports > about it > 3) deprecate the package in favour of PHPExcel being available via a pear > channel On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Fr@nck <progi1984@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm Franck, one of the two actual developpers of > PEAR::Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer. I have been away since five months... > and I just began to work on current bugs, since one week. > Personnally, I'm agree with the three options. > 1) When a first release of OpenDocumentSpreadsheet will be released, > i will be there for contributing it in bug fixing or feature request > solving, but i'm waiting for the first release. > 2) The complexity of the XLS file format explains the number of > bugs. And personnally, while PEAR will be there, and while the PEAR > team will accept my bugfixes and features request solving, i will be > there > 3) If PEAR::SEW is deprecated in favour of PHPExcel, and if PHPExcel > agrees a new developper for BIFF5/8 format, in this cas, i agree with > this option. > > I know : I talk about me. But Daniel asked my feelings. > My other feeling is that a decision must be taken, a decision where > everyone is satisfied of the decision. As you can see it, I agree with > three options. May be an another option ? > > I let the place for another people. > > PS : Sorry my froggy english. > > > 2010/4/2 Daniel O'Connor <daniel.oconnor@gmail.com>: > > Hey Maarten, > > You are no doubt aware of PEAR's Spreadsheet Excel Writer package; and > > probably know better than most of us that it is... somewhat old and > creaky. > > > > I notice you are already producing PEAR installable releases of PHPExcel, > > and its actually pretty simple these days to get a simple channel up and > > running. > > IE: http://www.pirum-project.org/ or > > http://pearfarm.org/ are the two > newest > > entrants into the market, and there's a few others. > > > > What would be the chances of you or your project taking a look at doing > it? > > If you are already doing that and I've just not spotted it - great! > > > > > > The reason I ask is that our poor old package is responsible for a huge > > amount of bug reports and other things we don't really have the manpower > to > > fix. > > > > Our options are > > 1) throw loads of manpower behind > http://pear.php.net/package/OpenDocument > > and convert the world to open standards > > 2) live with the current package as it is and forever receive bug reports > > about it > > 3) deprecate the package in favour of PHPExcel being available via a pear > > channel > > > > I really would like to do #3; because I think it's the most practical > thing > > going forward. > > > > Franck & Carsten - what would your feelings be on this? > > > > -Daniel > > > > >