Re: Re: Installer probs related to preferred_state

Quoting Demian Turner <demian@phpkitchen.com>: > > This may have been mentioned already but in case not: > > Running PHP 4.3.2 on windows it has been mentioned that to > install db_dataobject > and indeed any package that has a dependency on an alpha/beta > package, you have > to set the preferred_state accordingly. > > In the latest pear installer this workaround works and the > package installs > fine, but once you're in either alpha or beta state, some of > the pear commands > stop working, ie: pear list-all: > > C:\php\cli>pear list-all > ALL PACKAGES: > ============= > PACKAGE LATEST LOCAL > faultString p > faultCode > > cheers > > Demian > So I should try installing the package using the command line installer? I've only been using the web interface and as soon as I set the preferred state to anything besides 'stable' I can't browse to the package I want to install - presumably because list-all is failing... Also, are you saying that the dependancy on alpha thing isn't a problem on linux systems? I guess I'll just try it... Ok, well My linux system still won't automatically install Validate when I try to install DB_DataObject, and it still has the list-all problem when I set preferred-state to 'alpha', *BUT* I just figured out that I can install Validate manually through the package dependancies list on the package info page. So, I'm finding that the pear installer is *very* reminiscent of apt-get. A beautiful and elegant system except when it doesn't work. Thanks... this was mentioned before, but you made it a lot more clear - and helped me stumble on my own work around ;^) -Colin