[ANNOUNCEMENT] PEAR_PackageFileManager-1.6.0a8 (alpha) Released.

The new PEAR package PEAR_PackageFileManager-1.6.0a8 (alpha) has been released at http://pear.php.net/. Release notes ------------- * bugs fixed - #6843 : don't rely on XML/Tree (PEAR_PackageFileManager_Svn) - #6357 : Notice Errors with PFM2 1.6.0a4 and CVS plugin - #7393 : addGlobalReplacement() error reporting throws error - #7496 : simpleoutput ignores installexceptions option * quality assurance - updated headers comment block ( http://pear.php.net/pepr/pepr-proposal-show.php?id=128 ) Package Info ------------- This package revolutionizes the maintenance of PEAR packages. With a few parameters, the entire package.xml is automatically updated with a listing of all files in a package. Features include - manages the new package.xml 2.0 format in PEAR 1.4.0 - can detect PHP and extension dependencies using PHP_CompatInfo - reads in an existing package.xml file, and only changes the release/changelog - a plugin system for retrieving files in a directory. Currently four plugins exist, one for standard recursive directory content listing, one that reads the CVS/Entries files and generates a file listing based on the contents of a checked out CVS repository, one that reads Subversion entries files, and one that queries a Perforce repository. - incredibly flexible options for assigning install roles to files/directories - ability to ignore any file based on a * ? wildcard-enabled string(s) - ability to include only files that match a * ? wildcard-enabled string(s) - ability to manage dependencies - can output the package.xml in any directory, and read in the package.xml file from any directory. - can specify a different name for the package.xml file PEAR_PackageFileManager is fully unit tested. The new PEAR_PackageFileManager2 class is not. Related Links ------------- Package home: http://pear.php.net/package/PEAR_PackageFileManager Changelog: http://pear.php.net/package/PEAR_PackageFileManager/download/1.6.0a8 Download: http://pear.php.net/get/PEAR_PackageFileManager-1.6.0a8.tgz Authors ------------- Greg Beaver (lead) Arnaud Limbourg <arnaud@limbourg.com> (developer) Laurent Laville <pear@laurent-laville.org> (lead)