[ANNOUNCEMENT] PEAR-1.4.0a8 (alpha) Released.

The new PEAR package PEAR-1.4.0a8 (alpha) has been released at http://pear.php.net/. Release notes ------------- This is a major milestone release for PEAR. In addition to several killer features, every single element of PEAR has a regression test, and so stability is much higher than any previous PEAR release, even with the alpha label. New features in a nutshell: * full support for channels * pre-download dependency validation * new package.xml 2.0 format allows tremendous flexibility while maintaining BC * support for optional dependency groups and limited support for sub-packaging * robust dependency support * full dependency validation on uninstall * support for binary PECL packages * remote install for hosts with only ftp access - no more problems with restricted host installation * full support for mirroring * support for bundling several packages into a single tarball * support for static dependencies on a url-based package Specific changes from 1.3.5: * Implement request #1789: SSL support for xml-rpc and download * Everything above here that you just read Specific changes from 1.4.0a1: * Fix Bug #3610: fix for PDO package in 1.3.5 was never merged to 1.4.0a1 * Fix Bug #3612: fatal error in PEAR_Downloader_Package * Use 1.2.0 as recommended version of XML_RPC Specific changes from 1.4.0a2: BC BREAK FOR PECL DEVS ONLY: In order to circumvent strict package-validation, use "pear channel-update pecl.php.net" prior to packaging a pecl release. * Fix package.xml version 2.0 generation from package.xml 1.0 * Fix Bug #3634: still too many pear-specific restrictions on package valid * Implement Request #3647: "pear package" only includes one package.xml * Fix Bug #3677: Post-Install script message needs to display channel name Specific changes from 1.4.0a3: * upgrade suggested XML_RPC version to 1.2.1 Specific changes from 1.4.0a4: * upgrade suggested XML_RPC version to 1.2.2 * attempt to address memory issues * relax validation further * disable debug_backtrace() in PEAR_Error constructor of PEAR installer * fix a strange version number condition when two packages were upgraded at the same time. * fix Bug #3808 channel packages with non-baseinstalldir files will conflict on upgrade * fix Bug #3801 [PATCH] analyzeSourceCode() reports PHP4 code as PHP5 * fix Bug #3671 Installing package features doesn't work as expected * implement Request #3717 [Patch] Implement Simple run-tests output Specific changes from 1.4.0a5: * fix Bug #3860 PEAR_Dependency2 not included in 1 case Specific changes from 1.4.0a6: * implement <usesrole>/<usestask> for custom role/task graceful failure * REALLY fix the debug_backtrace() issue (modified wrong pearcmd.php) * fix Bug #3864 Invalid dependency relation * fix Bug #3863 illogical warning about PEAR_Frontend_Gtk 0.4.0 with PEAR 1.4.0a6 Specific changes from 1.4.0a7: * greatly improve the flexibility of post-install scripts - <param> is no longer required - skipParamgroup() method in Frontends allows dynamic manipulation of what input is requested from users * make error message when a user has no write access absolutely clear and unmistakable * update to new header comment block standard * slight improvement to speed and possibly memory use of Installer when a lot of package.xml version 1.0 packages are installed * add "peardev" command for those with memory_limit issue * make package-validate command work on packaged .tgz files Package Info ------------- The PEAR package contains: * the PEAR installer, for creating, distributing and installing packages * the alpha-quality PEAR_Exception PHP5 error handling mechanism * the beta-quality PEAR_ErrorStack advanced error handling mechanism * the PEAR_Error error handling mechanism * the OS_Guess class for retrieving info about the OS where PHP is running on * the System class for quick handling of common operations with files and directories * the PEAR base class Related Links ------------- Package home: http://pear.php.net/package/PEAR Changelog: http://pear.php.net/package/PEAR/download/1.4.0a8 Download: http://pear.php.net/get/PEAR-1.4.0a8.tgz Authors ------------- Stig Bakken <stig@php.net> (lead) Thomas V.V.Cox <cox@idecnet.com> (lead) Martin Jansen <mj@php.net> (developer) Pierre-Alain Joye (lead) Greg Beaver (lead)