Re: PEAR Extentions

On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 18:56:14 +0100, bertrand Gugger <bertrand@toggg.com> wrote: > Hi > > http://pear.php.net/package-search.php?pkg_name=fileinfo&bool=AND&submit=Search#results > --> *No results found > Can someone explain me where this pckg is ? > thanks > à+ This is a PECL package, not a PEAR package. http://pecl.php.net/ > -- > bertrand Gugger > *Toby Heywood wrote: > > > In short: > > --------- > > > > I have downloaded the fileinfo module source and would like to know > > how I can compile it for use as a PHP extension. > > > > > > In Full: > > -------- > > > > I am in the process of looking at IMP webmail and one of the > > recommended pre-requisites before installing is that it requires the > > PECL module fileinfo. > > > > The documentation suggests that the following command should install > > the module; > > > > pear install fileinfo > > > > The message returned is; > > > > No release with state equal to: 'stable' found for 'fileinfo' > > > > I then looked at the source code for fileinfo after downloading it > > from the pecl.php.net website. > > > > But could not find any documentation on how to make this into a PHP > > .so extension file which can then be stored in the > > /usr/lib/php/extension directory. > > > > Thank you in advance. > > > > Regards > > > > Toby Heywood > > http://www.tobyheywood.co.uk/ > > > -- Justin Patrin