Re: bug in PEAR_PackageFileManager?

Matthew Weier O'Phinney wrote: > In a nutshell, writePackageFile() writes a blank file instead of the > XML. > > I discovered this while running a script I have for a package I develop. > In the past, the script has run correctly, reading from the current > package.xml, updating it with the info I provide, and writing the new > package.xml. When it didn't work, I tried running it again with new > summary/description fields to genarate the package.xml, but even this > operation resulted in the blank file. > > Unfortunately, a number of things have changed on my system, so I'm not > sure if I can pinpoint any one thing in particular. > > One thing I know changed: I was on a PEAR 1.4.0a series, I think around > a9; I'm now on a11. > > I'm not sure what version of PackageFileManager I had, nor for XML_Tree > or PHP_CompatInfo (if they were even installed). I'm now running with > XML_Tree-1.1 and PHP_CompatInfo-1.0 > > I'm on php 5.0.3 (this hasn't changed). > > Anybody else seen this? or know of a remedy? run pear pv package.xml on the existing package.xml and see what you get (a bug would be good if this still happens with 1.5.2 or the latest alpha 1.6.0a1, also always use the latest alpha of PEAR if you're going to use the alpha - bugfixes throughout) Greg