Re: can I depend on stable PEAR classes to not change?

Chuck Hagenbuch wrote:

Quoting Miles Keaton <mileskeaton@gmail.com>:

If I write some apps based on PEAR features, but my system is constantly updating my /usr/local/share/pear directory, is it safe to assume that my code can depend on these PEAR classes for a long time?

Judging by history, no.

Chuck is right, history has not been good. Some differences from history: 1) there is a standard defining how BC-breaking releases should be handled, and it is much more strict than the past "do whatever" situation. 2) there is a QA group that has the power and the desire to enforce BC - any package that releases a BC-breaking release will have its release pulled within a few hours. I still wouldn't put absolute trust in any changing code - always have a backup plan in place as I described in my email. Greg